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
Soto hopes her painting reminds everyone of their home, reminding them of their childhood and maybe with their grandmothers while also honoring the way immigrant families carry their culture through food, rituals and storytelling.
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Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
But reports shared with Spotlight PA by the Pennsylvania Department of Health show that since 2020, roughly half of childhood deaths statewide have not been reviewed.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
Kemp's political action committee has funneled millions of dollars into the Dooley campaign, according to reports, and the two families have been close since childhood.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 June 2026
People had been studying genetics of diseases in the Amish, in Lancaster Amish before, but mainly focused on childhood rare recessive diseases.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
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Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
But reports shared with Spotlight PA by the Pennsylvania Department of Health show that since 2020, roughly half of childhood deaths statewide have not been reviewed.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
Kemp's political action committee has funneled millions of dollars into the Dooley campaign, according to reports, and the two families have been close since childhood.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 June 2026
People had been studying genetics of diseases in the Amish, in Lancaster Amish before, but mainly focused on childhood rare recessive diseases.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childhood
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Founded in 2013 to fulfil Kim Jong Un’s sporting ambitions, the elite youth academy has since trained hundreds of girls and boys aged between seven and 17, many of whom would represent the country at international level, according to state news agency KCNA.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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The Hollywood Cares Foundation received overwhelming support from guest donations, raising funds to advance its mission of bringing resources together to reimagine a new future for our youth and local communities.—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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In her new memoir, Transcendent, available June 9, the actress and LGBTQ+ advocate, who turns 54 on May 29, reveals that during her adolescence, her mother left her and her twin brother Lamar — an artist now known as M Lamar — at an orphanage for what Cox says was a month.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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By depicting the most awkward and unpleasant aspects of puberty — from raging hormones to physical transformations and much, much more — the series helps dispel the embarrassment and shame associated with adolescence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childhood. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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