childhood
The state of being a child.
Other meanings
The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
The early stages of development of something.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "ċildhād".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “childhood” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.