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Word: Childhood
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English cildhād(see child, -hood)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtʃʌɪldhʊd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state or period of being a child
Short Definition:state or period of being child
Examples:- he spent his childhood in Lewes
- the idealized world of childhood
- a childhood friend
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