childhood

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English childhod, from Old English ċildhād (childhood), from ċild (child) + -hād (-hood), equivalent to child +‎ -hood.

Pronunciation [edit]

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Noun [edit]

childhood (plural childhoods)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being a child.
  2. The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
  3. (by extension) The early stages of development of something.

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