as in childhood
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Recent Examples of boyhood
That could be Marc Casado, who looks certain to leave his boyhood club this summer.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Madrid saw off interest in the Spain international from their city rivals Atletico, while his boyhood club Barcelona had also been monitoring the left-back, who turns 28 next month.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 June 2026
The best Survivor 50 moment has to be Devens in his pure boyhood joy flipping MrBeast's coin.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Brothers Matt and Steve Vawter inherited their boyhood home following the death of their mother, Susie Vawter, in 2020.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
But this album is even more a celebration of memory, with plenty of current happiness thrown in too — as if his recollections about his Liverpool boyhood and his contemporary mash notes to his wife, Nancy Shevell, occupied adjacent spots on his personal timeline.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2026
Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Madrid saw off interest in the Spain international from their city rivals Atletico, while his boyhood club Barcelona had also been monitoring the left-back, who turns 28 next month.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 June 2026
The best Survivor 50 moment has to be Devens in his pure boyhood joy flipping MrBeast's coin.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Brothers Matt and Steve Vawter inherited their boyhood home following the death of their mother, Susie Vawter, in 2020.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
But this album is even more a celebration of memory, with plenty of current happiness thrown in too — as if his recollections about his Liverpool boyhood and his contemporary mash notes to his wife, Nancy Shevell, occupied adjacent spots on his personal timeline.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyhood
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Creator Celeste Hughey’s adaptation of the Tom Hanks movie stars Keke Palmer as Samira Fisher, an attorney and new mother who recently relocated to her husband’s suburban childhood home.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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McConnell has always appeared to have a somewhat unsteady gate — a childhood bout of polio left him with a partially paralyzed leg.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Repetition is composed of a novelist’s remembrances of her teenage girlhood, a tumultuous time no matter what.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Beyond its tartness, its specificity, and the sensuous, elliptical line work of its prose, the book serves as a vinegary corrective to the novel of nostalgic country-house girlhood.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Noun
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One child was already pushing my limits, and the idea of doing pregnancy, postpartum and toddlerhood again was a little bit scary for me.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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But like most declarations made in early parenthood, my stance changed once my child reached toddlerhood and started asking to watch the show.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
25 Dec. 2025
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Whether it’s used in adolescence, midlife or older age may make a big difference.—
Ariana Eunjung Cha,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
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Vance describes over the course of his childhood and adolescence bouncing among Pentecostal and Southern Baptist congregations, all of them broadly conservative.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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“Boyhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyhood. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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