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Antonyms for childhood
ˈtʃaɪld hʊdchild·hood

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  1. childhoodnoun

    the time of person's life when they are a child

    Synonyms:
    puerility

  2. childhood, puerilitynoun

    the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

    Synonyms:
    puerility, childishness

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  1. childhoodnoun

    Synonyms:
    nonage, infancy, minority, impuberty, pupilage

How to use childhood in a sentence?

  1. John Kasich:

    Specifically, the defense’s failure to present sufficient mitigating evidence, coupled with an inaccurate description of Tibbetts’ childhood by the prosecution, essentially prevented the jury from making an informed decision whether Tibbetts deserved the death sentence.

  2. German proverb:

    It's not that age brings childhood back again; Age merely shows what children we remain.

  3. Annette Peterson:

    For those close to us it’s about celebrating Malia’s birthday, but in grand Malia style it’s become so much bigger than our little family, there are now people literally around the world who are going to join us in eating ice cream to honor, cheer on and remember all the childhood warriors they know.

  4. Sam Ewig:

    When you finally go back to your old hometown, you find it wasn't the old home you missed but your childhood.

  5. Dawn Holman:

    For those who think back on their childhood and early adulthood and say,' Oh, I already got damaged ; what's the point ?' we know that even starting today could still make a difference and could improve your skin health.

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