Question

1453 ✗ Mr Fox had a very difficult childhood. Mr Fox had a very difficult [[childhood]]. infancy | childhood

Accepted Answer

infancy Mr Fox had a very difficult infancy. Mr Fox had a very difficult [[infancy]]. childhood Infancy (= the period when a child is very young) is used mainly in formal and technical styles: 'In those days, large numbers of children died in infancy.'To refer to the period when someone is a child, use childhood: 'The old photographs brought back memories of my childhood.'

Idx	1453
Keyword	infancy
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	Mr Fox had a very difficult infancy.
Correct Sentence	Mr Fox had a very difficult childhood.
Cloze Error Sentence	Mr Fox had a very difficult [[infancy]].
Cloze Sentence	Mr Fox had a very difficult [[childhood]].
Cloze Answer	childhood
Choices	infancy \| childhood
Explanation	Infancy (= the period when a child is very young) is used mainly in formal and technical styles: 'In those days, large numbers of children died in infancy.' To refer to the period when someone is a child, use childhood: 'The old photographs brought back memories of my childhood.'

Mr Fox Difficult Infancy Childhood Period Child Young