Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

boyhood

American  
[boi-hood] / ˈbɔɪ hʊd /

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 British  
/ ˈbɔɪhʊd /

noun

  1. the state or time of being a boy

    his boyhood was happy
"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

Other Word Forms

  • preboyhood noun

Etymology

Origin of boyhood

First recorded in 1735–45; boy + -hood

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Mencken recalled it as a favorite of Sunday school kids in his boyhood.

From The Wall Street Journal

He won five Premier League titles and each of the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup once before returning to his boyhood club Everton in 2017.

From BBC

Yet hopes that the boyhood United fan could make United competitive again at home and in Europe have so far been dashed.

From Barron's

But in “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” his riotous narrative inspired by his boyhood yuletides in the 1920s, Dylan Thomas serves up a dissenting version of the holiday as a merry mess.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm buzzing," the boyhood Newcastle fan told Sky Sports.

From BBC

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.