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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There are also junior versions of the shows with youth competitions.—
Brayden Garcia
January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
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Most recently, Damon added another major milestone by winning the 2025 USA Boxing National Championships and earning a spot on Team USA's national youth roster.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Reiner has long spoken about struggling with substance abuse since adolescence and even experienced bouts of homelessness as a result.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The uncertainty, grief and compassion at the crux of many of his frank narratives seemingly reflect the trauma of his adolescence — and, by extension, the stresses of navigating today’s sociopolitical landscape as a gay man.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childhood. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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