Boyhood

//ˈbɔɪˌhʊd// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being a boy. countable, uncountable

    "And boyhood is a summer sun Whose waning is the dreariest one — For all we live to know is known And all we seek to keep hath flown — […]"

  2. 2
    the childhood of a boy wordnet
  3. 3
    The childhood of a boy. countable

Synonyms

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babyhoodchildhoodchildkindchildrengirlhoodkid

Example

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"In his boyhood, Yasunari Kawabata took care of his grandfather."

Etymology

From boy + -hood.

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