childhood
noun
child·hood
ˈchī(-ə)ld-ˌhu̇d 
1
: the state or period of being a child
2
: the early period in the development of something
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diseases that can occur in childhood
Both men had unhappy childhoods.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Watching the news that morning, and hearing the talk about rising prices and tariffs, brought back these childhood memories.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Sullivan spent much of his childhood in Mandeville, a suburb of New Orleans on the north side of Lake Ponchartrain, his dad employed in the oil and gas industry.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
The pies come in individual boxes that remind me of the microwavable pizza pockets of my childhood.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for childhood
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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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childhood
noun
child·hood
ˈchīld-ˌhu̇d
: the state or time of being a child
Medical Definition
childhood
noun
child·hood
ˈchīld-ˌhu̇d
: the state or period of being a child
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