childhood

[ chahyld-hood ]

/ ˈtʃaɪld hʊd /

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noun

the state or period of being a child.

the early stage in the existence of something: the childhood of the human race.

Words nearby childhood

childe harold's pilgrimage, childe roland to the dark tower came, childermas, childers, childfree, childhood, childhood muscular dystrophy, childing, childish, childlike, childly

Origin of childhood

before 950; Middle English childhode, Old English cildhād. See child, -hood

SYNONYMS FOR childhood

1 youth, boyhood, girlhood, school days.

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OTHER WORDS FROM childhood

pre·child·hood, noun

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Examples from the Web for childhood

My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But that was probably the least unique thing about her childhood.
Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom|Marlow Stern|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the actor says his childhood experience plays a critical role in his performance.
After The Fall: Introducing The Anti-Villain|Rich Goldstein|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My parents are building a mausoleum for themselves in my childhood home.
I’m a Digital Hoarder|Lizzie Crocker|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In doing so, the vice president delighted the audience with a personal anecdote from his childhood as Joey Biden.
Joe Biden: ‘I’ll Kill Your Son’|Olivia Nuzzi|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Health in manhood and womanhood depends on how the health is cared for in childhood.
Health Lessons|Alvin Davison
O sacred first illusions of childhood, you are sweeter than a thousand year of fame!
The Delicious Vice|Young E. Allison
What were the chances of her having had smallpox in childhood?
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
His childhood and his youth may be considered from his birth till forty years of age.
The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth|Lewis H. Berens
The quietness of everything there frightened me, called up every foolish, childhood fear and superstition.
The Seven-Branched Candlestick|Gilbert W. (Gilbert Wolf) Gabriel

British Dictionary definitions for childhood

childhood

/ (ˈtʃaɪldhʊd) /

noun

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

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Medicine definitions for childhood

childhood

[ chīld′hud′ ]

n.

The period of life between infancy and puberty.

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