Synonyms 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. • Immaturity
   • Time Of Life

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1. childhoodnoun

   Synonyms:
   infancy, minority, pupilage, nonage

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1. childhoodnoun

   Synonyms:
   nonage, infancy, minority, impuberty, pupilage

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1. List of paraphrases for "childhood":

   children, child, infancy, 'enfance, infant, infância, enfance, pre-school, preschool

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1. Sheila Caldwell:

   Once you know your risk factors, take meds as prescribed and think of good nutrition and exercise as part of your heart health prescription, make sure you get an adequate amount of sleep and watch the stress. By the way, this applies to your kids, too, because as we know, heart disease begins in childhood.

2. Scott Walker:

   [ Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wisc. ] was confronted by a family of an undocumented worker in Scott Walker childhood hometown of Plainfield, Iowa during one of the final stops of his whirlwind presidential campaign launch tour on Sunday. Jose Flores, an undocumented immigrant who calls Wisconsin home, was accompanied by Jose Flores 13-year-old daughter Leslie and 7-year-old son Luis, both of whom were born in the United States and naturalized citizens … Shaking Flores ’ hand, Scott Walker said Jose Flores ‘ completely sympathize [ s ] with the situation you’re all in and others are in ’ but … ‘ The fact is, we’re a nation of laws, and unfortunately, the president last year, after saying 22 times before last year that he could n’t make the law himself, he said he was n’t the emperor … he decided to change the law even though the courts announced that you ca n’t do that. ’.

3. Parlow Cone:

   I was just a very quiet, shy kid, and growing up with two brothers, it was a very physical childhood and brothers were just wrestling all the time, so I was used to that.

4. Kelly Beaver:

   Although the majority of us agree that the experiences people have in childhood can have a significant impact on their future, a minority of Britons recognize the unique importance of the first five years of a child's life, these formative years are crucial in the emotional, social and physical development of every child, and this critical new research for The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood provides the opportunity for society to ignite a discussion about how parents and children can be better supported during this period.

5. Lee Raby:

   There were two unanswered questions: The first is, ‘Does the quality of care that one receives in early life affect childhood, but does it also have long-term predictive effects for functioning into adulthood?’.