Definition of CHILDHOOD

childhood

Meanings

Plural: childhoods

Noun

  • the time of person's life when they are a child
  • the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
  • The state of being a child.
  • The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
  • The early stages of development of something.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

puerility

Scrabble Score: 19

childhood is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
childhood is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 19

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