childhood en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/
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Etymology
From Middle English childhode, childhod, from Old English ċildhād (“childhood”). By surface analysis, child + -hood. Compare dialectal Dutch kindheid (“childishness”), German Low German Kinnerheid (“childhood”), and German Kindheit (“childhood”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being a child.
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.
2013 September-October, Terrie Moffitt et al., “Lifelong Impact of Early Self-Control”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2014:Of a ſuretie, it is a ioyfull thynge to reioyce in the chyldhode of chyldren, but it is a ryght cruel thing to ſuffre the importunities of their mothers.
1531 March 20 (date written; Gregorian calendar), [Antonio de Guevara], “The Answere of M. Themperour, whan Faustine His Wife Demaunded the Key of His Study”, in John Bourcher knyghte Lord Barners [i.e., John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners], transl., The Golden Boke of Marcus Aurelius Emperour and Eloquent Oratour, London: […] Thomæ Bertheleti […], published 1535, →OCLC, folio 32, verso:I recall with intense pleasure my discovery in childhood of the Greek myths and Homer's "Iliad," in various editions, from an early acquaintance with d'Aulaire’s to Roger Lancelyn Green's versions and, at the French school I attended for several years, a collection memorably entitled "Mythes et Légendes du Monde Grecque et Barbare."
2018 May 28, Claire Messud, “December’s Book Club pick: Turning Circe into a good witch”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2021:
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(countable, uncountable) The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
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.
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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(broadly, countable, uncountable) The early stages of development of something.
the childhood of our joy
c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
Forms
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Deriveds
childhood autism · prechildhood · early childhood · childhood disintegrative disorder · childhood friend · childhood memory · middle childhood · childhoodlike · early childhood education · surgically induced childhood · second childhood · midchildhood · childhoodless
Translations (270)
se mánnávuohta (state of being a child) · as ল’ৰালিকাল (time when one is a child) · fr enfance (state of being a child) · hsb dźěćatstwo (state of being a child) · hsb dźěćatstwo (time when one is a child) · mk детство (state of being a child) · tk oğlanlyk (time when one is a child) · ko 어린 시절 (state of being a child) · kk балалық (state of being a child) · mt tfulija (time when one is a child) · mt tfulija (state of being a child) · sl detinstvo (time when one is a child) · sl otroštvo (state of being a child) · sh đètīnjstvo (early stages of development of something) · te బాల్యం (state of being a child) · lt vaikystė (time when one is a child) · ja 小児期 (state of being a child) · hi बचपन (state of being a child) · az uşaq vaxtı (time when one is a child) · lb Kandheet (time when one is a child) · da barndomstid (time when one is a child) · alt бала тужы (state of being a child) · ca infància (state of being a child) · ko 초기 (early stages of development of something) · yi קינדשאַפֿט (time when one is a child) · ko 어린 시절 (time when one is a child) · yue 童年 (state of being a child) · hy մանկություն (time when one is a child) · it infanzia (time when one is a child) · mk детинство (time when one is a child) · ml കുട്ടിക്കാലം (time when one is a child) · fi lapsuus (early stages of development of something) · eu haurtzaro (time when one is a child) · cmn 幼年 (state of being a child) · mr बाल्य (time when one is a child) · is barnæska (state of being a child) · enm childhode (time when one is a child) · de Kindheit (time when one is a child) · mk детство (early stages of development of something) · mk детство (time when one is a child) · nb barndomstid (time when one is a child) · et lapsepõlv (time when one is a child) · lad chikez (time when one is a child) · fi lapseus (state of being a child) · sk detstvo (time when one is a child) · bn শৈশব (state of being a child) · mn ᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠨᠠᠰᠤ (state of being a child) · lt vaikystė (state of being a child) · ja 幼年 (state of being a child) · mi hokoitinga (time when one is a child) · kmr zarotî (time when one is a child) · ko 어린이성 (state of being a child) · cmn 兒童期 /儿童期 (state of being a child) · uk дити́нство (state of being a child) · la pueritia (state of being a child) · tg кӯдакӣ (time when one is a child) · yi קינדעריאָרן (time when one is a child) · ps ماشومتوب (time when one is a child) · ja 子供時代 (time when one is a child) · ckb مناڵی (time when one is a child) · hu gyermekkor (state of being a child) · bg де́тство (state of being a child) · vi tuổi thơ (time when one is a child) · xal бичкндк цагнь (state of being a child) · ko 유년 시대 (time when one is a child) · sh дѐтӣњство (time when one is a child) · ky балалык (time when one is a child) · ca infància (time when one is a child) · zu ubuntwana (time when one is a child) · lv bērnība (time when one is a child) · mk детинство (state of being a child) · sq fëmijëri (state of being a child) · ro copilărie (time when one is a child) · it infanzia (state of being a child) · ang ċildhād (state of being a child) · bn ছোটবেলা (time when one is a child) · ka ბავშვობა (time when one is a child) · es puericia (time when one is a child) · ar طُفُولَة (state of being a child) · hu korai szakasz (early stages of development of something) · non barnǿska (time when one is a child) · hu gyerekcipőben jár (early stages of development of something) · ps طفوليت (time when one is a child) · cmn 幼年 (time when one is a child) · nn barndom (state of being a child) · mr बाल्य (state of being a child) · fa-ira بَچِگی (state of being a child) · de Frühzeit (early stages of development of something) · alt бала туш (state of being a child) · tg бачагӣ (time when one is a child) · ko 유년 (state of being a child) · ar طُفُولَة (time when one is a child) · de Anfangszeit (early stages of development of something) · mr लहानपण (state of being a child) · sh дѐтӣњство (state of being a child) · egy n:x:n-nw-w-Xrd (state of being a child) · ru о́трочество (time when one is a child) · sh дѐтӣњство (early stages of development of something) · km កុមារភាព (time when one is a child) · el παιδική ηλικία (state of being a child) · gu બચપણ (state of being a child) · se mánnávuohta (time when one is a child) · sv barndom (time when one is a child) · gmw-ecg Kindhaat (time when one is a child) · pt infância (state of being a child) · mi whanaketanga (time when one is a child) · yue 幼年 (state of being a child) · mi whanaketanga (state of being a child) · th วัยเด็ก (state of being a child) · tg бачагӣ (state of being a child) · bn ছেলেবেলা (time when one is a child) · lb Kannerzäit (time when one is a child) · sh djètīnjstvo (early stages of development of something) · da barndom (state of being a child) · crh balalıq (state of being a child) · sh dètīnjstvo (early stages of development of something) · yue 早期 (early stages of development of something) · ka ბავშვობა (state of being a child) · az uşaqlıq (time when one is a child) · kmr zarokî (time when one is a child) · sa अपत्यता (state of being a child) · cs dětství (state of being a child) · ja 幼年時代 (time when one is a child) · lo ໄວເດັກ (time when one is a child) · sh дјѐтӣњство (early stages of development of something) · mr बालपण (time when one is a child) · ckb مناڵی (state of being a child) · as বাল্যকাল (time when one is a child) · ru де́тство (early stages of development of something) · be дзяці́нства (state of being a child) · lv bērnība (early stages of development of something) · hu gyermekkor (time when one is a child) · de Jugend (early stages of development of something) · egy n:x:n-t-Xrd (state of being a child) · fo barnaár (time when one is a child) · eo infanaĝo (time when one is a child) · ru де́тство (state of being a child) · ur بَچْپَن (time when one is a child) · udm покчилык (state of being a child) · fo barndómur (state of being a child) · nl kindertijd (time when one is a child) · sh ђѐтӣњство (time when one is a child) · uk дити́нство (time when one is a child) · sh dètīnjstvo (time when one is a child) · yue 開初 /开初 (early stages of development of something) · alt јаш (state of being a child) · tk çagalyk (time when one is a child) · rsk дзецинство (time when one is a child) · eo infaneco (state of being a child) · sl otroštvo (time when one is a child) · ro copilărie (state of being a child) · tl pagkabata (state of being a child) · zu ubuntwana (state of being a child) · bn শৈশব (time when one is a child) · be дзяці́нства (time when one is a child) · pt infância (time when one is a child) · de Kindschaft (state of being a child) · sw uana (state of being a child) · rsk дзецинство (state of being a child) · sh đètīnjstvo (time when one is a child) · th วัยเด็ก (time when one is a child) · lb Kannerzäit (state of being a child) · zu ubungane (time when one is a child) · et lapseiga (time when one is a child) · bho बचपन (state of being a child) · gu બચગી (state of being a child) · hi बचपन (time when one is a child) · el πρώτα στάδια (early stages of development of something) · as শৈশৱকাল (time when one is a child) · sh ђѐтӣњство (state of being a child) · sw utoto (time when one is a child) · fo barndómur (time when one is a child) · tr çocukluk (state of being a child) · fa-ira کودَکی (time when one is a child) · hi बालपन (time when one is a child) · is barnæska (time when one is a child) · as শৈশৱ (state of being a child) · bg де́тство (time when one is a child) · cmn 童年 (time when one is a child) · sq vogëli (state of being a child) · de Kindheit (early stages of development of something) · sa बाल्य (state of being a child) · sk detstvo (state of being a child) · egy X:r-d-w-Xrd-Z3 (state of being a child) · fr enfance (time when one is a child) · ba бала саҡ (time when one is a child) · vo cilüp (time when one is a child) · fa-ira کودَکی (state of being a child) · mr लहानपण (time when one is a child) · da barndom (time when one is a child) · gu બાળપણ (state of being a child) · pl dzieciństwo (state of being a child) · pt infância (early stages of development of something) · te బాల్యం (time when one is a child) · hi बालअवस्था (state of being a child) · pl dzieciństwo (time when one is a child) · de Kinderzeit (time when one is a child) · yue 童年 (time when one is a child) · ps طفلي (time when one is a child) · sq fëmijëri (time when one is a child) · fo óvitaár (time when one is a child) · vo cilüp (state of being a child) · ky балалык чак (time when one is a child) · cmn 齠年 /龆年 (time when one is a child) · sv barndom (state of being a child) · sh đètīnjstvo (state of being a child) · yue 初段 (early stages of development of something) · cmn 初期 (early stages of development of something) · pi bālya (state of being a child) · yue 初頭 /初头 (early stages of development of something) · cy plentyndod (state of being a child) · sh дјѐтӣњство (state of being a child) · el παιδική ηλικία (time when one is a child) · ru де́тство (time when one is a child) · mn бага нас (state of being a child) · nn barndom (time when one is a child) · hi आरंभिक (early stages of development of something) · hi बालपन (state of being a child) · sq foshnjëri (time when one is a child) · fi lapsuus (time when one is a child) · kk балалық (time when one is a child) · cmn 童年 (state of being a child) · lb Kandheet (state of being a child) · fa-ira بَچِگی (time when one is a child) · zza domaniye (time when one is a child) · yue 開頭 /开头 (early stages of development of something) · uz bolalik (time when one is a child) · ur بَچْپَن (state of being a child) · de Kinderzeit (early stages of development of something) · yue 幼年 (time when one is a child) · de Kindheit (state of being a child) · cs dětství (time when one is a child) · sw utoto (state of being a child) · ca infantesa (state of being a child) · tg кӯдакӣ (state of being a child) · tr çocukluk (time when one is a child) · xag 𐕘𐔰𐕙𐔴𐕒𐕡𐕎 (state of being a child) · hu kezdeti szakasz (early stages of development of something) · sh djètīnjstvo (time when one is a child) · yue 初時 /初时 (early stages of development of something) · sh ђѐтӣњство (early stages of development of something) · gu નાનપણ (state of being a child) · gl nenez (state of being a child) · nb barndom (time when one is a child) · lv bērnība (state of being a child) · sh dètīnjstvo (state of being a child) · ja 初期 (early stages of development of something) · nb barndom (state of being a child) · gl infancia (state of being a child) · cmn 起步階段 /起步阶段 (early stages of development of something) · zu ubungane (state of being a child) · my သူငယ်ဘဝ (state of being a child) · kk балалық шақ (time when one is a child) · nn barndomstid (time when one is a child) · nl kinderjaren (time when one is a child) · sh djètīnjstvo (state of being a child) · mr बालपण (state of being a child) · cmn 兒童期 /儿童期 (time when one is a child) · es niñez (time when one is a child) · he יַלְדוּת (state of being a child) · el παιδική ηλικία (early stages of development of something) · sl detinstvo (state of being a child) · crh balalıq (time when one is a child) · km តំណូច (time when one is a child) · sh дјѐтӣњство (time when one is a child) · as ল’ৰালি (state of being a child) · ny ubwana (state of being a child) · udm пичилык (state of being a child) · he יַלְדוּת (time when one is a child) · cy plentyndod (time when one is a child)