childhood
the time of person's life when they are a child
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,982 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,480 times across 155,552 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the time of person's life when they are a child
- the state of a child between infancy and adolescence also: puerility
childhood in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Frithiof’s Farewell The Children of the Lord’s Supper King Christian The Elected Knight Childhood From the German.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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And, better still, every movement of the girl, just growing out of childhood, was also reflected in the wonderful glass.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The love of mimetic representation, either as a participant or as a spectator, is an ineradicable instinct of childhood and adolescence.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The present horror deepened all The fears her childhood knew; The awe wherewith the air was filled With every breath she drew.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1