dewy-eyed vs childlike

dewy-eyed and childlike both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dewy-eyed	No	Yes	No	No
childlike	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, dewy-eyed and childlike are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of dewy-eyed include round-eyed, simple, wide-eyed.

dewy-eyed (adjective)	childlike (adjective)
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity	exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
	befitting a young child