Definition of childhood in English:

childhood

noun ˈtʃʌɪldhʊdˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd

mass noun

The state or period of being a child.
he spent his childhood in Lewes
the idealized world of childhood
as modifier a childhood friend
Example sentencesExamples
- The effects of childhood malnutrition are a legacy reflected in his sunken features.
- It is about the loss of childhood innocence and the bruises of adult experience.
- He is completing a lengthy poem about his childhood experiences of the Holocaust.
- To my childhood imagination, however, that girl seemed to be going off to a fate worse than death.
- Unhealthy lifestyles and childhood obesity is a modern epidemic of the western world.
- These findings come at a time of high official concern with childhood obesity.
- Just as our concepts of childhood have changed, so have our concepts of childhood problems.
- As she grows up and matures, you will notice many of these childhood traits develop into adult ones.
- Of course she has not changed, she is the same despicable character she was in childhood.
- His childhood and youth were spent helping his father in unsuccessful farming ventures.
- I seemed to spend an inordinate amount of my childhood running away from people.
- Are your most formative years those of your early childhood or your early teens?
- The wisdom contained in the honey from wild bees made it a complete food for this childhood era of mankind.
- Mortality in childhood is heavily influenced by deaths from motor vehicle accidents.
- Pushing the door in, she stood in wonder at the sight of her childhood friend.
- She has said that there were periods in her childhood when learning proved difficult.
- I regard myself as very fortunate to have spent my childhood years in a very special place.
- You have to be ready to detail anything from childhood illnesses to the consistency of your stools.
- How many of our childhood friends will be married with families of their own?
- Ah, those far off days when childhood still retained the innocence that has been so sadly lost today.
Synonyms
youth, early years, early days, early life, infancy, babyhood, boyhood, girlhood, pre-teens, prepubescence, adolescence, teens, teenage years, young adulthood, immaturity
the springtime of life, one's salad days
Law minority
rare nonage, juvenility, juniority, juvenescence

Origin

Old English cildhād (see child, -hood).

Definition of childhood in US English:

childhood

nounˈCHīldˌho͝odˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd

1The state of being a child.
the idealized world of childhood
Example sentencesExamples
- She has said that there were periods in her childhood when learning proved difficult.
- Unhealthy lifestyles and childhood obesity is a modern epidemic of the western world.
- Of course she has not changed, she is the same despicable character she was in childhood.
- His childhood and youth were spent helping his father in unsuccessful farming ventures.
- Are your most formative years those of your early childhood or your early teens?
- You have to be ready to detail anything from childhood illnesses to the consistency of your stools.
- The wisdom contained in the honey from wild bees made it a complete food for this childhood era of mankind.
- These findings come at a time of high official concern with childhood obesity.
- Just as our concepts of childhood have changed, so have our concepts of childhood problems.
- Ah, those far off days when childhood still retained the innocence that has been so sadly lost today.
- As she grows up and matures, you will notice many of these childhood traits develop into adult ones.
- It is about the loss of childhood innocence and the bruises of adult experience.
- He is completing a lengthy poem about his childhood experiences of the Holocaust.
- I seemed to spend an inordinate amount of my childhood running away from people.
- Mortality in childhood is heavily influenced by deaths from motor vehicle accidents.
- How many of our childhood friends will be married with families of their own?
- To my childhood imagination, however, that girl seemed to be going off to a fate worse than death.
- Pushing the door in, she stood in wonder at the sight of her childhood friend.
- I regard myself as very fortunate to have spent my childhood years in a very special place.
- The effects of childhood malnutrition are a legacy reflected in his sunken features.
Synonyms
youth, early years, early days, early life, infancy, babyhood, boyhood, girlhood, pre-teens, prepubescence, adolescence, teens, teenage years, young adulthood, immaturity
1. 1.1 The period during which a person is a child.
  she spent her childhood in Pennsylvania
  as modifier a childhood friend
  Example sentencesExamples
  I am not by any means saying that anyone who had a traumatic childhood cannot parent children.
  She believes her own depression began in her teens due to a difficult childhood.
  Today the elderly are often ignored, while the young are robbed of a carefree childhood.
  I might have had a miserable childhood in Hartlepool but now I work on a newspaper in London!
  This is usually a childhood viral infection that causes a mild fever and swelling in the glands in the neck.
  I had a good childhood, but my father left when I was seven and my mother brought me up on her own.
  It is a childhood chronic disease that primary care workers should watch out for.
  An album as honest and chilling as this one couldn't be written without a traumatic childhood.
  She had had a difficult childhood and had a history of psychiatric problems and alcohol abuse.
  What a childhood we should have had if only we had been left to do as we pleased!
  In order to make this persona more convincing, a disturbed childhood had to be invented.
  Roberto knows how lucky he is to have had a happy childhood and is very happy to be able to give something back.
  Both deny ever having had a drink problem, and say their son enjoyed a happy childhood in a loving family.
  The health implications of a childhood measles epidemic do not bear thinking about.
  To paint was to survive a shattered childhood and stay connected to his lost paradise.
  You do not look at whether they have had a deprived childhood or anything of that kind.
  I am not saying that a bad childhood necessarily turns you into a psychopath, but the hurt is there.
  For others, having children is about righting the wrongs of an unhappy childhood.
  All the clichés of a happy childhood hit me in the face as hard as any real punishment.
  It looks like he had a troubled childhood and that the relationship with both parents was not an easy one.

Origin

Old English cildhād (see child, -hood).

单词	childhood
释义	Definition of childhood in English: childhood noun ˈtʃʌɪldhʊdˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd mass noun The state or period of being a child. he spent his childhood in Lewes the idealized world of childhood as modifier a childhood friend Example sentencesExamples The effects of childhood malnutrition are a legacy reflected in his sunken features. It is about the loss of childhood innocence and the bruises of adult experience. He is completing a lengthy poem about his childhood experiences of the Holocaust. To my childhood imagination, however, that girl seemed to be going off to a fate worse than death. Unhealthy lifestyles and childhood obesity is a modern epidemic of the western world. These findings come at a time of high official concern with childhood obesity. Just as our concepts of childhood have changed, so have our concepts of childhood problems. As she grows up and matures, you will notice many of these childhood traits develop into adult ones. Of course she has not changed, she is the same despicable character she was in childhood. His childhood and youth were spent helping his father in unsuccessful farming ventures. I seemed to spend an inordinate amount of my childhood running away from people. Are your most formative years those of your early childhood or your early teens? The wisdom contained in the honey from wild bees made it a complete food for this childhood era of mankind. Mortality in childhood is heavily influenced by deaths from motor vehicle accidents. Pushing the door in, she stood in wonder at the sight of her childhood friend. She has said that there were periods in her childhood when learning proved difficult. I regard myself as very fortunate to have spent my childhood years in a very special place. You have to be ready to detail anything from childhood illnesses to the consistency of your stools. How many of our childhood friends will be married with families of their own? Ah, those far off days when childhood still retained the innocence that has been so sadly lost today. Synonyms youth, early years, early days, early life, infancy, babyhood, boyhood, girlhood, pre-teens, prepubescence, adolescence, teens, teenage years, young adulthood, immaturity the springtime of life, one's salad days Law minority rare nonage, juvenility, juniority, juvenescence Origin Old English cildhād (see child, -hood). Definition of childhood in US English: childhood nounˈCHīldˌho͝odˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd 1The state of being a child. the idealized world of childhood Example sentencesExamples She has said that there were periods in her childhood when learning proved difficult. Unhealthy lifestyles and childhood obesity is a modern epidemic of the western world. Of course she has not changed, she is the same despicable character she was in childhood. His childhood and youth were spent helping his father in unsuccessful farming ventures. Are your most formative years those of your early childhood or your early teens? You have to be ready to detail anything from childhood illnesses to the consistency of your stools. The wisdom contained in the honey from wild bees made it a complete food for this childhood era of mankind. These findings come at a time of high official concern with childhood obesity. Just as our concepts of childhood have changed, so have our concepts of childhood problems. Ah, those far off days when childhood still retained the innocence that has been so sadly lost today. As she grows up and matures, you will notice many of these childhood traits develop into adult ones. It is about the loss of childhood innocence and the bruises of adult experience. He is completing a lengthy poem about his childhood experiences of the Holocaust. I seemed to spend an inordinate amount of my childhood running away from people. Mortality in childhood is heavily influenced by deaths from motor vehicle accidents. How many of our childhood friends will be married with families of their own? To my childhood imagination, however, that girl seemed to be going off to a fate worse than death. Pushing the door in, she stood in wonder at the sight of her childhood friend. I regard myself as very fortunate to have spent my childhood years in a very special place. The effects of childhood malnutrition are a legacy reflected in his sunken features. Synonyms youth, early years, early days, early life, infancy, babyhood, boyhood, girlhood, pre-teens, prepubescence, adolescence, teens, teenage years, young adulthood, immaturity 1.1 The period during which a person is a child. she spent her childhood in Pennsylvania as modifier a childhood friend Example sentencesExamples I am not by any means saying that anyone who had a traumatic childhood cannot parent children. She believes her own depression began in her teens due to a difficult childhood. Today the elderly are often ignored, while the young are robbed of a carefree childhood. I might have had a miserable childhood in Hartlepool but now I work on a newspaper in London! This is usually a childhood viral infection that causes a mild fever and swelling in the glands in the neck. I had a good childhood, but my father left when I was seven and my mother brought me up on her own. It is a childhood chronic disease that primary care workers should watch out for. An album as honest and chilling as this one couldn't be written without a traumatic childhood. She had had a difficult childhood and had a history of psychiatric problems and alcohol abuse. What a childhood we should have had if only we had been left to do as we pleased! In order to make this persona more convincing, a disturbed childhood had to be invented. Roberto knows how lucky he is to have had a happy childhood and is very happy to be able to give something back. Both deny ever having had a drink problem, and say their son enjoyed a happy childhood in a loving family. The health implications of a childhood measles epidemic do not bear thinking about. To paint was to survive a shattered childhood and stay connected to his lost paradise. You do not look at whether they have had a deprived childhood or anything of that kind. I am not saying that a bad childhood necessarily turns you into a psychopath, but the hurt is there. For others, having children is about righting the wrongs of an unhappy childhood. All the clichés of a happy childhood hit me in the face as hard as any real punishment. It looks like he had a troubled childhood and that the relationship with both parents was not an easy one. Origin Old English cildhād (see child, -hood).
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