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child⋅hood
[chahyld-hoo
d] 
–noun
| 1. | the state or period of being a child. |
| 2. | the early stage in the existence of something: the childhood of the human race. |
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Childhood
Child"hood\ (ch[imac]ld"h[oo^]d), n. [AS. cildh[=a]d; cild child + -h[=a]d. See Child, and -hood.]1. The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty. I have walked before you from my childhood. --1. Sam. xii. 2. 2. Children, taken collectively. [R.] The well-governed childhood of this realm. --Sir. W. Scott. 3. The commencement; the first period. The childhood of our joy. --Shak. Second childhood, the state of being feeble and incapable from old age.
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Language Translation for : Childhood
Italian:
infanzia,
German:
die Kindheit,
Japanese:
幼年時代
Main Entry: child·hood
Pronunciation: 'chIld-"hud
Function: noun
: the state or period of being a child
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childhood child·hood (chīld'h&oobreve;d')
n.
The period of life between infancy and puberty.
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