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childhood

DEFINITIONS OF: childhood

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n the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

Synonyms:
puerility
Type of:
immatureness, immaturity
not having reached maturity

n the time of person's life when they are a child

Types:
girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood
the childhood of a girl
boyhood
the childhood of a boy
Type of:
time of life
a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
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