adjective. Inspiring affection or warm sympathy.

Having a tendency to make dear or beloved; awakening affection: as, endearing qualities.

adjective. Making dear or beloved; causing love.

adjective. Inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way.

verb. Present participle of endear.

adjective. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

"My main problem with "endearing" is that I only see it used by adults talking about children (the AHD usage example is "the endearing charm of a little child") and to use it to talk about children's books betrays the child audience."

lovable  loveable  

disappearing  earring  hearing  jeering  overhearing  

endear