Meaning & use
childhood
The period of a person's life from birth until they become an adult.
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She spent most of her childhood in a small town near the coast.
He often tells stories about his childhood summers on his grandparents' farm.
A note on using this word
Often modified by adjectives like 'happy' or 'difficult' to describe the quality of that period.
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