childhood

UK
/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/
US
/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/

Translations

childhoodnoun
childhoods
pl
She often reminisces about her childhood.
Она часто вспоминает о своем детстве.
childhoodadjective
UK
/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/
US
/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g. "childhood friend") to mean 'relating to childhood'.

Definitions

childhoodnoun
The period in a person's life from birth to adolescence.
She often reminisces about her happy childhood spent in the countryside.
The state or condition of being a child.
His childhood was marked by frequent moves due to his parents' jobs.
The early stage in the development or existence of something.
In the childhood of the Internet, websites were mostly static pages.
childhoodadjective
Relating to or characteristic of childhood.
They shared their childhood memories over dinner.