childness

[ chahyld-nis ]

nounArchaic.
  1. the quality of being a child.

Origin of childness

1
First recorded in 1605–15; child + -ness

Words Nearby childness

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How to use childness in a sentence

  • The major had never been properly a child, but now lived his childness over again with Mark in a better fashion.

    Weighed and Wanting | George MacDonald