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Definitions for childhood
ˈtʃaɪld hʊdchild·hood

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. childhoodnoun

    the time of person's life when they are a child

  2. childhood, puerilitynoun

    the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

Wiktionary

  1. childhoodnoun

    The state of being a child.

  2. childhoodnoun

    The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.

  3. childhoodnoun

    The early stages of development of something.

  4. Etymology: From childhod, from cildhad, from cild + -had, equivalent to.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Childhoodnoun

    Etymology: from child, cildhad, Sax.

    Now I have stain’d the childhood of our joy
    With blood, remov’d but little from our own. William Shakespeare, R. & J.

    The sons of lords and gentlemen should be trained up in learning from their childhoods. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

    Seldom have I ceas’d to eye
    Thy infancy, thy childhood, and thy youth. John Milton, Pa. Reg.

    The same authority that the actions of a man have with us in our childhood, the same, in every period of life, has the practice of all whom we regard as our superiours. John Rogers, Ser.

    Infancy and childhood demand thin, copious, nourishing aliment. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

    Their love in early infancy began,
    And rose as childhood ripen’d into man. John Dryden, Fables.

Wikipedia

  1. Childhood

    Childhood is a 1995 song by Michael Jackson. It was released as a track on Jackson's 1995 studio album HIStory, and was released as a double A-side with Jackson's single "Scream". It was composed by Michael Jackson "Childhood" is an auto-biographical song written and composed by Michael Jackson. The theme of the track is his difficult childhood experiences. It would become the main theme song for Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, continuing his association with the Free Willy series. The track appeared on several compilation albums, but was met with a mixed reception amongst critics. The song's music video, which had little in common with the supporting film, has been critically praised.

ChatGPT

  1. Childhood

    Childhood refers to the stage of human life that encompasses the period from birth to adolescence. It is typically characterized by innocence, playfulness, and a rapid physical, intellectual, and emotional development. Childhood is a time when individuals learn to navigate the world, develop social skills, acquire knowledge and explore their interests. It is a period of relative dependency on caregivers and adults, during which individuals form foundational experiences and memories that shape their future development and personality.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Childhoodnoun

    the state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty

  2. Childhoodnoun

    children, taken collectively

  3. Childhoodnoun

    the commencement; the first period

  4. Etymology: [AS. cildhd; cild child + -hd. See Child, and -hood.]

Wikidata

  1. Childhood

    Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, childhood consists of two stages: preoperational stage and concrete operational stage. In developmental psychology, childhood is divided up into the developmental stages of toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. Various childhood factors could affect a person's attitude formation.

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    Rank popularity for the word 'childhood' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3430

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'childhood' in Nouns Frequency: #1439

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of childhood in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of childhood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of childhood in a Sentence

  1. Adam Pendleton:

    Today, Nina Simone's legacy is as important as ever, this preservation easement is another step towards ensuring that Nina Simone childhood home, and the history it embodies, persists long into the future.

  2. Greta Thunberg:

    This is all wrong, i shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you. You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words.

  3. Ho Sau Mei:

    Kam Fat Mahjong shop contains my childhood memories -- I grew up here, my parent raised me to do this job, so I have a very strong connection with mahjong.

  4. Jennifer Lynn Barnes:

    Just like adolescence is between childhood and adulthood, paranormal, or other, is between human and supernatural.

  5. Brianna Moore:

    So some women may use it in pregnancy, thinking that it's a safe alternative to other medicines, even prescribed medications, yet studies show connections between marijuana use during pregnancy and low-birth weight in babies and behavioral problems later in childhood, and there may be links to glucose and weight issues as well.

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