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

The new Fantagraphics collection arranges Midge's stories chronologically, revealing her complete life from childhood trauma to messy adulthood. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Mosser never let the trauma of her childhood define the course of her life, and gives plenty of credit to other family members, especially her dad’s younger brother Robert, who became a father figure to her and grandfather to her children. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Like, listening to the song, no one’s thinking about this theme of losing childhood joy and all these darker themes. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

Now, young adults are returning to childhood homes, or remaining there, mostly because of cost. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing childhood

• second childhood