childhood
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childhood
- /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/
Rhymes with -aɪldhʊd
Where it comes from
From Middle English childhode, childhod, from Old English ċildhād (“childhood”). By surface analysis, child + -hood. Compare dialectal Dutch kindheid (“childishness”), German Low German Kinnerheid (“childhood”), and German Kindheit (“childhood”).
noun childhoods
- The state of being a child. Of a ſuretie, it is a ioyfull thynge to reioyce in the chyldhode of chyldren, but it is a ryght cruel thing to ſuffre the importunities of their mothers.
- The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty. He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.
- The early stages of development of something. the childhood of our joy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: puerility, infancy, toddler, infantile, childish, baby, infant, boyhood, juvenile, child, youth, childcare, age, nursery, paediatric, pediatric
Translations
Every language
noun state of being a child
| 한국어 | 어린이성 eoriniseong, 어린 시절 eorin sijeol, 유년 yunyeon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 小児期 shōniki, 幼年 yōnen |
| 中文 | 童年 tóngnián, 幼年 yòunián, 兒童期 /儿童期 értóngqī |
| हिन्दी | बचपन bacpan, बालपन bālpan, बालअवस्था bālaavasthā |
| Kiswahili | uana, utoto |
| Português | infância |
| Français | enfance |
| Deutsch | Kindheit, Kindschaft |
| Italiano | infanzia |
| Ελληνικά | παιδική ηλικία paidikí ilikía |
| Română | copilărie |
| Русский | де́тство détstvo |
| العربية | طُفُولَة ṭufūla |
| עברית | יַלְדוּת yaldút |
noun time when one is a child
| Español | niñez, puericia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유년 시대 yunyeon sidae, 어린 시절 eorin sijeol |
| 日本語 | 子供時代 kodomo jidai, 幼年時代 yōnen jidai |
| 中文 | 童年 tóngnián, 幼年 yòunián, 兒童期 /儿童期 értóngqī, 齠年 /龆年 tiáonián |
| हिन्दी | बचपन bacpan, बालपन bālpan |
| Kiswahili | utoto |
| Português | infância |
| Français | enfance |
| Deutsch | Kindheit, Kinderzeit |
| Italiano | infanzia |
| Ελληνικά | παιδική ηλικία paidikí ilikía |
| Română | copilărie |
| Русский | де́тство détstvo, о́трочество ótročestvo |
| Tiếng Việt | tuổi thơ |
| العربية | طُفُولَة ṭufūla |
| עברית | יַלְדוּת yaldút |
noun early stages of development of something
| 한국어 | 초기 chogi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 初期 shoki |
| 中文 | 初期 chūqī, 起步階段 /起步阶段 qǐbù jiēduàn |
| हिन्दी | आरंभिक ārambhik |
| Português | infância |
| Deutsch | Kindheit, Anfangszeit, Frühzeit, Jugend, Kinderzeit |
| Ελληνικά | πρώτα στάδια próta stádia, παιδική ηλικία paidikí ilikía |
| Русский | де́тство détstvo |
Talk about this word "childhood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/childhood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. childhood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/childhood "childhood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/childhood.Cite this
@misc{childhood_2026,
title = {childhood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/childhood},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
