childhood
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childhood (ˈtʃaɪldhʊd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| the condition of being a child; the period of life before puberty | |
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Childhood
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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childhood child·hood (chīld'h&oobreve;d')
n.
The period of life between infancy and puberty.
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Example sentences from the web
Both girls continued to answer to their childhood nicknames well into adulthood.
Onset in childhood is much rarer, as is onset in middle or old age.
She is also revealed to be romantic interest, in a cute childhood love sort of way.
She had no choice in these matters, often decided in her childhood.
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