childhood

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/]

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1. childhood (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The state of being a child.

Example: Of a ſuretie, it is a ioyfull thynge to reioyce in the chyldhode of chyldren, but it is a ryght cruel thing to ſuffre the importunities of their mothers.

2. childhood (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.

Example: He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.

3. childhood (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The early stages of development of something.

Example: the childhood of our joy

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