CHILDHOOD


Meaning of CHILDHOOD in English

/chuyld"hood/ , n.

1. the state or period of being a child.

2. the early stage in the existence of something: the childhood of the human race.

[ bef. 950; ME childhode, OE cildhad. See CHILD, -HOOD ]

Syn. 1. youth, boyhood, girlhood, school days.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .