as in youth
the state or time of being a child
enjoy your childhood—it won't last forever
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When her favorite author from childhood reemerges with a new book and a chance to win the only existing copy, Lucy sets out to win this bizarre competition filled with riddles and games.
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The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Photograph by Meridith Kohut When fire stalks your childhood.
—New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Jamie Lee Curtis wrote on Instagram that the legendary musician once purchased her childhood home when her family moved.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Hung was also instrumental in creating the jiangshi genre of horror kung fu in the 1980s, inspired by his childhood love of ghosts and monsters.
—Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Photograph by Meridith Kohut When fire stalks your childhood.
—New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Jamie Lee Curtis wrote on Instagram that the legendary musician once purchased her childhood home when her family moved.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Hung was also instrumental in creating the jiangshi genre of horror kung fu in the 1980s, inspired by his childhood love of ghosts and monsters.
—Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childhood. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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