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second childhood


second childhood

noun

Definition of SECOND CHILDHOOD

: dotage
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Examples of SECOND CHILDHOOD

  1. an old man going through his second childhood
  2. <whenever she makes a mistake, Grandmother just reminds everyone she's in her second childhood and children shouldn't be held accountable>

First Known Use of SECOND CHILDHOOD

1641

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Rhymes with SECOND CHILDHOOD

blood brotherhood, grandparenthood, unlikelihood, widowerhood

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