noun
Other Word Forms
- prechildhood noun
Etymology
Origin of childhood
before 950; Middle English childhode, Old English cildhād. See child, -hood
Example Sentences
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Had those sheets featured any other childhood character, I doubt I’d have kept them for very long.
From Salon
Brad Reese spent his early childhood in Hershey, Pa. Immediately after the sale, his newly moneyed parents moved the family to Minneapolis.
In Tayari Jones’s novel, two childhood friends in 1950s Louisiana take “different tines at the fork in the road.”
Her grandmother, Iryna, lived with the family and was an important caretaker for much of her childhood.
From Los Angeles Times
Attorneys for Meta and YouTube owner Google have sought to portray Kaley’s suffering as the natural outcome of a troubled childhood.
From Los Angeles Times
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