childhood
[chahyld-hood]
noun
the state or period of being a child.
the early stage in the existence of something: the childhood of the human race.
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nonage, juvenility, minority, puberty, infancy, nursery, youth, cradle, babyhood, immaturity, adolescence, teens, juniority, pupilage
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- childe roland to the dark tower came,
- childe, vere gordon,
- childermas,
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- childing,
- childish,
- childishly,
- childless
Origin of childhood
SYNONYMS FOR childhood
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childhood
noun
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childhood
"period of life from birth to puberty," Old English cildhad; see child + -hood.
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childhood
[chīld′hud′]
n.
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