Definition of CHILDHOOD

childhood

Plural: childhoods

Noun

  • the time of person's life when they are a child
  • the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
  • The state of being a child.
  • The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
  • The early stages of development of something.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

puerility

Scrabble Score: 19

childhood: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
childhood: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
childhood: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

childhood: valid Words With Friends Word