• The time or state of being a child. 2. The early stage in the existence or development of something: the childhood of Western civilization.
  • Childhood (being a child) is a broad term usually applied to the phase of Human development between infancy and adulthood. Childhood is the time during which human beings develop their physical …

    The meaning of CHILDHOOD is the state or period of being a child. How to use childhood in a sentence.

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    (Definition of childhood from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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