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boyhood
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boy·hood
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ˈbɔɪ
hʊd
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-h
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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
Related forms
pre·boy·hood,
noun
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boyhood
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the state or time of being a boy:
his boyhood was happy
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