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childhood

[chahyld-hood]

noun

  1. the state or period of being a child.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. the early stage in the existence of something.

    the childhood of the human race.



childhood

/ ˈʃɪʊ /

noun

  1. the condition of being a child; the period of life before puberty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • prechildhood noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of childhood1

before 950; Middle English childhode, Old English . See child, -hood
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Parents often are reminded when they have a kid, you relive your childhood a little bit.

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One of my favorite lazy breakfasts, picked up from childhood summers in the Carolinas, was a bowl of cheesy grits topped with tomato gravy and a lush, freshly burst egg yolk.

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Her documentary “Sally,” which premiered at Sundance, is an ode to her childhood hero.

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My childhood homeland demanded a reckoning — my family story braided with ancestral memory, environmental justice and mother-daughter ache.

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In his memoir Dahl recalled various childhood exploits, including playing a prank with his friends on the local sweetshop owner Mrs Pratchett by putting a dead mouse in a gobstopper jar.

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