childhood

Definitions

1. The state of being a child.
   uncountable
2. The state of being a child
3. The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty
4. The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
   countable, uncountable
5. The early stages of development of something
6. The early stages of development of something.
   broadly, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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”

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