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childhood

child·hood

UK/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ US/ˈtʃaɪˌldhʊd/ common

noun

1.

the time of person''s life when they are a child

2.

Origin

From Middle English childhode, childhod, from Old English ċildhād (“childhood”). By surface analysis, child + -hood. Compare dialectal Dutch kindheid (“childishness”), German Low German Kinnerheid (“childhood”), and German Kindheit (“childhood”).

Phrases

  • childhood autism
  • childhood disintegrative disorder
  • childhood friend
  • childhood memory
  • early childhood
  • early childhood education
  • middle childhood
  • second childhood

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