Ingénue

The ingénue (US: , UK: , French: [ɛ̃ʒeny] ) is a stock character in literature, film, and theater. She is a girl or a young woman who is defined by her endearing innocence and naïvety. Ingénue may also refer to a new young actress or one typecast in such roles. The term comes from the feminine form of the French adjective ingénu meaning "ingenuous" or innocent, naïve, and sincere.