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Childhood ˈtʃaɪldhʊd Spent Noun Adolescence Adulthood India Happy

Word3 childhood
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
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  • childhood, adolescence, and adulthood
  • he spent his childhood in india.
  • she had a happy childhood.
  • the problem of childhood obesity
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childhood

(noun)/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
  1. the period of somebody’s life when they are a child
    • childhood, adolescence, and adulthood
    • He spent his childhood in India.
    • She had a happy childhood.
    • the problem of childhood obesity
    • childhood memories/experiences
    • in early childhood
    • His interest in farming developed during his childhood in Shropshire.
    • memories from childhood
    • books you remember from your childhood
    • We have known each other since childhood.
    • a TV show he's loved since his childhood
    • a childhood friend
    • her childhood home
    • He married his childhood sweetheart.
    • childhood cancer/leukaemia/asthma
    • funds for early childhood education

    Extra Examples

    • From earliest childhood she'd had a love of dancing.
    • He became diabetic during childhood.
    • He spent most of his childhood in Egypt.
    • He travelled a lot throughout his childhood.
    • He was moved from family to family throughout his childhood.
    • Her second son didn't survive childhood.
    • His health remained poor into later childhood.
    • I remembered my own childhood fondly.
    • She died in childhood.
    • She still retained many friends from childhood.
    • He lived in the same house throughout his childhood.
  2. a time in the life of an adult person when they behave like a child again
  3. Word Origin

    • Old English cildhād (see child, -hood).
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