boyhood

[boi-hood]

noun

1. the state or period of being a boy.

   Boyhood is a happy time of life.

2. boys collectively.

   the boyhood of America.

boyhood

/ ˈbɔɪhʊd /

noun

1. the state or time of being a boy

   his boyhood was happy

Other Word Forms

• preboyhood noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of boyhood¹

First recorded in 1735–45; boy + -hood

Example Sentences

But Milan - his boyhood club, where he has been since age seven - have done well to shield him from the spotlight.

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But, being a boyhood Blue, Hatton might have preferred to say that he brought the city together.

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"Playing against your boyhood club in the Champions League? It doesn't get any better than that," he said.

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He relives the period of his boyhood when his abuela was there to greet him after school and impart to him the cultural heritage he was living apart from.

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It was a vital contribution from the academy graduate as he fights for his future at his boyhood club.

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• adolescence