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childhood
[chahyld-hood]
noun
the state or period of being a child.
Synonyms: , ,the early stage in the existence of something.
the childhood of the human race.
childhood
/ ˈʃɪʊ /
noun
the condition of being a child; the period of life before puberty
Other Word Forms
- prechildhood noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of childhood1
Example Sentences
Parents often are reminded when they have a kid, you relive your childhood a little bit.
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.
Her documentary “Sally,” which premiered at Sundance, is an ode to her childhood hero.
My childhood homeland demanded a reckoning — my family story braided with ancestral memory, environmental justice and mother-daughter ache.
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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