babyhood

noun

Definition of babyhoodnext
as in infancy

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Recent Examples of babyhood His arms, still rounded with the softness of babyhood, were raised; his hands behind his head. — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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  1. infancy
  2. adolescence
Noun
  • The Canucks are in the infancy of their rebuild, so a pair of run-and-gun games made sense.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • This is an important quest; POP III stars were primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, the lightest elements, and all that was available in the universe's infancy.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of infancy
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  • The preschoolers who had a tough time delaying gratification— who ate the first marshmallow—were less academically and socially skilled, eloquent, attentive, and not as good at managing frustration in adolescence.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But bringing their three teenagers—Joey (17), Sundance (16), and Scout(13)— to the island at this precise window of adolescence felt different from the start.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of adolescence

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