childhood

/ˌtʃaɪldˈhʊd/
/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
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Other forms: childhoods

Definitions of childhood
  1. noun
    the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
    synonyms: puerility
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    type of:
    immatureness, immaturity
    not having reached maturity
  2. noun
    the time of person's life when they are a child
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    types:
    girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood
    the childhood of a girl
    boyhood
    the childhood of a boy
    type of:
    time of life
    a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
Pronunciation
US
/ˌtʃaɪldˈhʊd/
UK
/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
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