as in youth
the state or time of being a child
enjoy your childhood—it won't last forever
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Recent Examples of childhood
Throughout Christy's childhood, her dad worked as a coal miner, and her brother later followed in his footsteps.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
The couple channels much of their charitable efforts through The Royal Foundation, focusing on early childhood development, mental health, homelessness, and conservation.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
That's because routine childhood vaccinations have largely vanquished many diseases, making vaccines one of medicine's greatest triumphs.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Other people, in other words, have paid dearly for Jay’s success, none more so than Jess, who resents her dad for having spent her childhood away on film sets.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
The couple channels much of their charitable efforts through The Royal Foundation, focusing on early childhood development, mental health, homelessness, and conservation.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
That's because routine childhood vaccinations have largely vanquished many diseases, making vaccines one of medicine's greatest triumphs.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Other people, in other words, have paid dearly for Jay’s success, none more so than Jess, who resents her dad for having spent her childhood away on film sets.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childhood
Noun
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For the rest of the NBA, the scariest part about the Oklahoma City Thunder’s ascent is their youth.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Carroll school district’s former Dragon Stadium will likely become a park and a place for youth sports in Southlake.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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But as childhood faded into adolescence, the piano became less a place of play and more a refuge.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Maybe the trailing parent is simply the next logical step in an era when adolescence stretches longer.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childhood. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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