Synonyms of childhood

childhood

noun

ˈchī(-ə)ld-ˌhu̇d 

as in youth

the state or time of being a child

enjoy your childhood—it won't last forever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• youth
• adolescence
• infancy
• boyhood
• springtime
• nonage
• girlhood
• toddlerhood
• minority
• babyhood
• immaturity
• juvenility
• juvenescence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adulthood
• majority
• winter
• midlife
• middle age
• sunset
• senectitude

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of childhood

Growing up in North Carolina, one of my favorite childhood snacks was the oatmeal crème pie produced by Lance, the snack-food manufacturer based in my hometown of Charlotte. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026

This is a woman who survived childhood trauma, raped repeatedly by her stepfather. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Now, with two sons of his own, the country music star is looking forward to being on the other side of those childhood memories. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

One bottle, picked by Naugle, Casamorati Italica had notes of apple, mandarin, creamy milk, saffron and vanilla which distinctly reminded me of this German Christmas loose-leaf tea from my childhood. — Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing childhood

• second childhood