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child‧hood W3
[uncountable and countable]
[uncountable and countable]I had a very happy childhood. in/during/since (somebody's) childhood Most infections occur in childhood. She had been writing poems since her childhood.
Most infections occur in childhood.She had been writing poems since her childhood. childhood home/friend/experience etc (=a home etc that you had when you were a child)
childhood memories (=the memories you have of your childhood)
➔ second childhoodWORD FOCUS: young WORD FOCUS: young
other words meaning young: little/small used to describe young children, especially below the age of 6
teenage used to describe someone who is between 13 and 19
adolescent used to describe someone who is developing into an adult
youthful looking young
a young person: kid informal a young person
teenager someone who is between 13 and 19
youth a man or boy between 15 and 25, especially one who is involved in fighting or crime
adolescent a young person who is developing into an adult
minor a young person who is not yet legally an adult
the time when someone is young: childhood the time when you are a child
youth the time when you are no longer a child but you are still young
adolescence the time when you develop into an adult
➔ See also young
WORD FOCUS: young other words meaning young: little/small used to describe young children, especially below the age of 6
teenage used to describe someone who is between 13 and 19
adolescent used to describe someone who is developing into an adult
youthful looking young
a young person: kid informal a young person
teenager someone who is between 13 and 19
youth a man or boy between 15 and 25, especially one who is involved in fighting or crime
adolescent a young person who is developing into an adult
minor a young person who is not yet legally an adult
the time when someone is young: childhood the time when you are a child
youth the time when you are no longer a child but you are still young
adolescence the time when you develop into an adult
➔ See also young
