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CEFR B1+ · People and relationships
childhood
/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ 📚 Module 1: The World Around Me (p.313-320)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Childhood is the period of a person's life when they are a child, typically from birth until puberty. It is a time of growth, learning, and development.
Synonyms
youth
infancy
early years
adolescence (pre-)
Antonyms
adulthood
maturity
old age
Translations
childhood in your language
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عربي
الطفولة هي الفترة من حياة الشخص عندما يكون طفلاً، عادةً من الولادة حتى البلوغ.
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اردو
بچپن کسی شخص کی زندگی کا وہ دور ہوتا ہے جب وہ بچہ ہوتا ہے، عام طور پر پیدائش سے بلوغت تک۔
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हिंदी
बचपन किसी व्यक्ति के जीवन का वह समय होता है जब वह बच्चा होता है, आमतौर पर जन्म से किशोरावस्था तक।
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中文
童年是指一个人从出生到青春期这段作为孩子的时期。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
Childhood is the time when you are young, like a child. It's the period before you become a teenager or an adult. Many people have happy memories from this time.
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Memory TipRemember 'child' + 'hood' (like neighborhood) = the time of being a child.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
My happiest memories are from my childhood (early life).
She spent her entire childhood (young years) living in the countryside.
Many of our adult habits are formed during childhood (time as a child).
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