Antonyms for childhood
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : chahyld-hood |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃaɪld hʊd |
Definition of childhood
Origin :- "period of life from birth to puberty," Old English cildhad; see child + -hood.
- noun period of being young
- He's getting old, and he's come along into his second childhood.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He dwelt on the childhood of Philothea with peculiar pleasure.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "We have always been frank with one another since our childhood," said he.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- "You should have a little more sympathy with childhood, Cornelius," said his father.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- There are old scenes of childhood associated with it which time can never erase.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- The world was in its childhood when God taught the people in this way.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- She was a Christian from childhood, but she said that she was ashamed to claim the name.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- And we have no will because the first thing done with us in childhood was to break our will.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- He told her the family traditions that had been the fairy tales of his childhood.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- So here we finish our story of the childhood of Benjamin Franklin.
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Synonyms for childhood
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