childhood
noun
child·hood
ˈchī(-ə)ld-ˌhu̇d 
1
: the state or period of being a child
2
: the early period in the development of something
Examples of childhood in a Sentence
diseases that can occur in childhood
Both men had unhappy childhoods.
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However, positive adult-child relationships are associated with less depression and anxiety in young adults, regardless of whether or not they've been exposed to childhood trauma.
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Caitlin Owens, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Nearby Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg might be famous for tourist destinations such as Dollywood and the Ripley's attractions, but one of my favorite places is just beyond the back door of my childhood home in Walland, Tennessee.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2024
The childhood of current Artistic Director, Kim Jones, sees an olfactory nod in the form of Prima Terra, with notes of tangerine and oakmoss evoking his early years spent in Africa.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2024
How demoralizing to know that one man with power can undermine decades of progress in shedding light on childhood trauma.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 21 Sep. 2024
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Caitlin Owens, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Nearby Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg might be famous for tourist destinations such as Dollywood and the Ripley's attractions, but one of my favorite places is just beyond the back door of my childhood home in Walland, Tennessee.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2024
The childhood of current Artistic Director, Kim Jones, sees an olfactory nod in the form of Prima Terra, with notes of tangerine and oakmoss evoking his early years spent in Africa.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2024
How demoralizing to know that one man with power can undermine decades of progress in shedding light on childhood trauma.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 21 Sep. 2024
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childhood
noun
child·hood
ˈchīld-ˌhu̇d
: the state or time of being a child
Medical Definition
childhood
noun
child·hood
ˈchīld-ˌhu̇d
: the state or period of being a child
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