Meaning of childhood | Babel Free
ˈtʃaɪld.hʊdDefinitions
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The state of being a child. uncountable
- The state of being a child
- The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty
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The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty. countable, uncountable
- The early stages of development of something
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The early stages of development of something. broadly, countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
uşaqlıq
Беларуская
дзяцінства
Български
детство
Čeština
dětství
Eesti
lapsepõlv
Euskara
haurtzaro
Français
enfance
עברית
ילדות
Հայերեն
մանկություն
Íslenska
barnæska
Italiano
infanzia
ქართული
ბავშვობა
Қазақша
балалық
Latina
pueritia
Lietuvių
vaikystė
Latviešu
bērnība
മലയാളം
കുട്ടിക്കാലം
Монгол
бага нас
Malti
tfulija
Polski
dzieciństwo
Português
infância
Română
copilărie
Slovenčina
detstvo
Slovenščina
otroštvo
Svenska
barndom
తెలుగు
బాల్యం
ไทย
วัยเด็ก
Türkmençe
çagalyk
Tagalog
pagkabata
Türkçe
çocukluk
Українська
дитинство
اردو
بچپن
Oʻzbekcha
bolalik
Tiếng Việt
tuổi thơ
Examples
“To our own surprise, our 40-year study of 1,000 children revealed that childhood self-control strongly predicts adult success, in people of high or low intelligence, in rich or poor, and does so throughout the entire population, with a step change in health, wealth, and social success at every level of self-control.”
“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 childhood of our joy”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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