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childness

[ chahyld-nis ]

noun

, Archaic.
  1. the quality of being a child.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of childness1

First recorded in 1605–15; child + -ness

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Example Sentences

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

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