- childhood
- noun Date: before 12th century 1. the state or period of being a child 2. the early period in the development of something
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Childhood — Child hood (ch[imac]ld h[oo^]d), n. [AS. cildh[=a]d; cild child + h[=a]d. See {Child}, and { hood}.] 1. The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty. [1913 Webster] I have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
childhood — index minority (infancy), nonage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
childhood — O.E. cildhad; from CHILD (Cf. child) + HOOD (Cf. hood) … Etymology dictionary
childhood — [n] period of being young adolescence, babyhood, cradle, immaturity, infancy, juniority, juvenility, minority, nonage, nursery, puberty, pupilage, schooldays, teens, tender age, youth; concepts 816,817 Ant. adulthood … New thesaurus
childhood — ► NOUN ▪ the state or period of being a child … English terms dictionary
childhood — [chīld′hood΄] n. [ME childhod < OE cildhad: see CHILD & HOOD] 1. the state or time of being a child; esp., the period from infancy to puberty 2. an early stage of development … English World dictionary
Childhood — This article is about the phase of human development known as childhood. For the Michael Jackson song, see Childhood (song). For the episode of Robin Hood, see Childhood (Robin Hood episode). Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to… … Wikipedia
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childhood — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ carefree, good, happy ▪ deprived, difficult, lonely, rough, traumatic, troubled, unhappy … Collocations dictionary
childhood — child|hood W3 [ˈtʃaıldhud] n [U and C] the period of time when you are a child ▪ I had a very happy childhood. in/during/since (sb s) childhood ▪ Most infections occur in childhood. ▪ She had been writing poems since her childhood. childhood… … Dictionary of contemporary English
childhood — The term ‘child’ can be used to mean either an offspring or someone who has not reached full economic and jural status as an adult in a society. Individuals in the latter state are passing through an age related period known as childhood.… … Dictionary of sociology
