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boyhood

[boi-hood]

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 is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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boyhood (ˈbɔɪhʊd)
 
n
the state or time of being a boy: his boyhood was happy

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