boyhood

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From boy +‎ -hood.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪˌhʊd/
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Noun[edit]

boyhood (countable and uncountable, plural boyhoods)

  1. The state or period of being a boy.
    • 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
      And boyhood is a summer sun
      Whose waning is the dreariest one —
      For all we live to know is known
      And all we seek to keep hath flown — […]
    • 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:
      It is certainly my personal favourite, for it was by way of Hardwick's great Doric arch that I first sampled the roar and clatter of London streets, the trip being a boyhood reward for achieving (unexpected) success in a school examination!

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