as in youth
the state or time of being a child
enjoy your childhood—it won't last forever
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Recent Examples of childhood
There are billions of dollars in savings to society for routine childhood vaccinations, in addition to the millions of hospitalizations and deaths averted.
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Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Later that day, she was buried at her childhood home of Althorp, her final resting place.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Some researchers argue that this background sense of trust is developed in childhood as a person interacts with caretakers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
In recent years, parents have woken up to the ways technology is transforming American childhood.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Later that day, she was buried at her childhood home of Althorp, her final resting place.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Some researchers argue that this background sense of trust is developed in childhood as a person interacts with caretakers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
In recent years, parents have woken up to the ways technology is transforming American childhood.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childhood
Noun
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From there, youth are allowed to immerse themselves into a specific concentration.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t the hypercompetitive youth sports machine that churns out anxiety alongside achievement.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For young people, adolescence is already a season of identity, growth, and pressure.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The essays trace her path from awkward adolescence to adulting in her 30s and 40s, with all the contradictions, clarity, and chaos that come with it.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childhood. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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