boyhood

noun

Definition of boyhoodnext
as in childhood

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Recent Examples of boyhood Today, Armstrong's two-story boyhood home is an occasional stop for visitors of the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, even though the house itself isn't open for tours. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 And Harry’s boyhood travels between Jamaica and New York fed his understanding of both. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 Casado, now 22 and a boyhood Barca fan, has always been very keen on staying, despite the club sanctioning his sale. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026 The symphony has been a been a musical and spiritual guide for him since his boyhood. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Walters also was a grandfather with a zest for the great outdoors, particularly boating and fishing, ever since boyhood in his Missouri birthplace. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 The former 9-time AL base-stealing champ and 9-time gold glover resides in his boyhood home of Barquisimeto, Venezuela. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 But Toney isn’t awestruck, nor too afraid to speak up to the guy who once manned the middle of his boyhood team’s defense. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 2026 The series depicts the anguish of an interrupted boyhood and the awakening of a child’s conscience as their safest spaces erode. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyhood
  1. childhood
  2. girlhood
  3. toddlerhood
  4. adolescence
Noun
  • The executive order draws its recommendations from a January review that compared the childhood vaccine schedule in the US with those of other developed countries.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • By that definition, Chang’s childhood lasted through adolescence and deep into her adult years.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of childhood
Noun
  • Chester Dale, whose bequest forms the core of the NGA’s Cassatt holdings, favored the range of her female subjects, from girlhood and adolescence to adulthood and old age.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Now, she's been immortalized with a Barbie doll and the pink energy of girlhood is headed for State Farm Arena.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of girlhood
Noun
  • Here are ten excellent new books that reflect the ups and downs of young readers’ emotional lives, from toddlerhood to the teenage years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • 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, 9 July 2026
Definition of toddlerhood
Noun
  • Chester Dale, whose bequest forms the core of the NGA’s Cassatt holdings, favored the range of her female subjects, from girlhood and adolescence to adulthood and old age.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These days, more kids are specializing in one sport at younger ages, as opposed to playing multiple sports into adolescence.
    — Holly Santman, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of adolescence

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