boy·hood

[boi-hood]
noun
1.
the state or period of being a boy: Boyhood is a happy time of life.
2.
boys collectively: the boyhood of America.

Origin:
1735–45; boy + -hood

pre·boy·hood, noun
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boyhood (ˈbɔɪhʊd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the state or time of being a boy: his boyhood was happy

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Boyhood is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example sentences
He began looking into the cost of having boxes shipped to him, in hopes that he
  might have retained a boyhood letter.
It is in the early days of rollicking boyhood that the revelation first bursts
  upon one, all in a day, as it were.
Finally the object was revealed: the mechanical baseball game that consumed
  thousands of hours of my boyhood.
It is in the early days of rollicking boyhood that the revelation first bursts
  upon one, all in a day, as it were.
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