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Etymology
Origin of childhood
before 950; Middle English childhode, Old English cildhād. See child, -hood
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News of her death prompted an outpouring of tributes from fans who remembered her as both a defining childhood voice and one of early-2000s cinema’s most recognizable young actors.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
His father had been barely present during childhood, and my father had died when I was a teenager.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
She played goalie on soccer teams throughout childhood and in college.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
He spends chapters meditating on trauma and fatherhood, on periods of feeling spiritually adrift, on coming to love a “majestic” faith tradition while remaining connected to the rowdy evangelicals of his childhood.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
Musical movement responses in early childhood music education practice in the Netherlands.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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