Definitions
the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“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.”
“the childhood of our joy”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues
01“early years”9 letters
02“Early life years”9 letters
03“Early part of life”9 letters
04“Preteen years, broadly”9 letters
05“Time spent growing up”9 letters
06“Years before adulthood”9 letters
07“Years before teenage life”9 letters
08“Years of growing up”9 letters
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