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babyhood

  • a word derived from baby.

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But at 3, my son still wears diapers and has the soft cheeks of babyhood.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2025

I wasn’t after infants who are incidental to the plot; I wanted babies whose babyhood was essential to the story.

From New York Times May 11, 2024

When children first come to school, they step out of the private world of babyhood and family.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2023

Then there are her hands, which Rett syndrome has characteristically made her wring daily since babyhood.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2021

We are surrounded from babyhood by familiar farm and domestic animals, fruits and trees and vegetables.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan