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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Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Kwame Onwuachi, whose restaurant Tatiana By Kwame Onwuachi opened in New York City in 2022 and pays tribute to his sister, for whom the restaurant is named, and shows off tastes of his childhood in the Bronx.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Now 89, Suzuki is involved in the new biopic, which will begin in his childhood and portray key personal and public events that shaped his path as an environmental activist.
—Jennie Punter, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Bella recalled her childhood as lacking in boundaries, with adults engaged in experimental ways of living which purported to offer freedom but in fact undermined any sense of security.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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