childhood

noun

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: child-hood (2)

English Definition

The state or period of being a child.

Example Sentence

I spent my childhood in a village.

US IPA /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

UK IPA /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

youth infancy boyhood girlhood

adulthood maturity senescence