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noun
- 1. the state or period of being a child: "he spent his childhood in Lewes"
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B1. the time when someone is a child: She had an unhappy childhood. Childhood is not always a happy time. Compare. boyhood. girlhood old-fashioned. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. childhood My childhood was spent moving from place to place as my father was in the army. boyhood He remembered his boyhood as an idyllic period of his life.
The meaning of CHILDHOOD is the state or period of being a child. How to use childhood in a sentence.
noun. the condition of being a child; the period of life before puberty. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. childhood in American English. (ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd ) noun. 1.
the period of somebody’s life when they are a child. childhood, adolescence, and adulthood; He spent his childhood in India. She had a happy childhood. the problem of childhood obesity; childhood memories/experiences; in/during (somebody's) childhood in early childhood; His interest in farming developed during his childhood in Shropshire.
Define childhood. childhood synonyms, childhood pronunciation, childhood translation, English dictionary definition of childhood. n. 1. The time or state of being a child. 2. The early stage in the existence or development of something: the childhood of Western civilization.
/ˌtʃaɪldˈhʊd/ /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ IPA guide. Other forms: childhoods. Definitions of childhood. noun. the state of a child between infancy and adolescence. synonyms: puerility. see more. noun. the time of person's life when they are a child. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˌtʃaɪldˈhʊd/ UK. /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Childhood."
Definition of childhood noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
