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
Examples of childhood in a Sentence
diseases that can occur in childhood
Both men had unhappy childhoods.
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The longer Kalli stays away, the more Cass is forced to reckon not just with the possibility that Ari has been abandoned, but with their own childhood abandonment, which continues to ripple in the present.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
A lot of us do theater and really want to act, but the one thing that is almost as fun is just riding horses and shooting guns all day, and living out these childhood fantasies.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
Before the advent of routine childhood vaccinations, many more kids used to regularly die from diseases like the measles and smallpox.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
His family described a chaotic childhood, although nobody testified about abuse or mental illness.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
A lot of us do theater and really want to act, but the one thing that is almost as fun is just riding horses and shooting guns all day, and living out these childhood fantasies.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
Before the advent of routine childhood vaccinations, many more kids used to regularly die from diseases like the measles and smallpox.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
His family described a chaotic childhood, although nobody testified about abuse or mental illness.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood. Accessed 24 Mar. 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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