Phrase guide

innocent as the child unborn

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Utterly innocent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: simile

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: innocent as the babe unborn, blameless, clean, clean-handed, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a whistle, clear, dovelike, guiltless, innocent, innocent as the child unborn, irreprehensible, nonblameworthy, not guilty, offenseless, pure, righteous, sackless, sinless, unblameable, unblameworthy, uncalculating, unguilty

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: viaton kuin kyyhkynen — Translations
  • French: innocent comme l'enfant qui vient de naître — Translations
  • French: innocent comme l'agneau qui vient de naître — Translations
  • Korean: 순진무구(純眞無垢)하다 (sunjinmuguhada) — Translations
  • Korean: 천진난만(天眞爛漫)하다 (cheonjinnanmanhada) — Translations
  • Korean: 청정무구(淸淨無垢)하다 (cheongjeongmuguhada) — Translations
  • Polish: niewinny jak dziecko — Translations