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Definition of “childhood

childhood (ˈtʃaɪldhʊdPronunciation for childhood

Definitions

noun

  1. the condition of being a child; the period of life before puberty

Synonyms

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= youth, minority, infancy, schooldays, immaturity, boyhood or girlhood

Quotations

  • "Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.Nobody that matters, that is" Edna St. Vincent Millay
  • "One of the great pleasures of childhood is found in the mysteries which it hides from the skepticism of the elders, and works up into small mythologies of its own" Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

Translations

  • British English: childhood Pronunciation for childhood A person's childhood is the time when they are a child.She had a happy childhood.ˈtʃaɪldhʊd NOUN She had a happy childhood.
  • Spanish: infancia Pronunciation for infancia nf
  • French: enfance Pronunciation for enfance nf
  • German: Kindheit Pronunciation for Kindheit nf
  • Chinese: 童年Pronunciation for 童年 n
  • Arabic: طُفُولَةPronunciation for طُفُولَة n
  • Portuguese: infânciaPronunciation for infância nf
  • Russian: детствоPronunciation for детство nnt
  • Croatian: djetinjstvoPronunciation for djetinjstvo nnt
  • Czech: dětstvíPronunciation for dětství nnt
  • Danish: barndomPronunciation for barndom nutr
  • Dutch: jeugdPronunciation for jeugd n
  • Finnish: lapsuusPronunciation for lapsuus n
  • Greek: παιδική ηλικίαPronunciation for παιδική ηλικία nf
  • Italian: infanziaPronunciation for infanzia nf
  • Japanese: 子供時代Pronunciation for 子供時代 n
  • Korean: 어린 시절Pronunciation for 어린 시절 n
  • Norwegian: barndomPronunciation for barndom nm
  • Polish: dzieciństwoPronunciation for dzieciństwo nnt
  • Brazilian Portuguese: infânciaPronunciation for infância nf
  • European Spanish: infancia Pronunciation for infancia nf
  • Swedish: barndomPronunciation for barndom nutr
  • Thai: วัยเด็กPronunciation for วัยเด็ก n
  • Turkish: çocuklukPronunciation for çocukluk n
  • Vietnamese: thời thơ ấuPronunciation for thời thơ ấu n

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