Synonyms for childhood

Most common

youth · infancy

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

adulthood, majority

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The state of being a child.

Related words

Phrases

second childhood childhood autism childhood disintegrative disorder early childhood

Forms

Plural

childhoods → youths, infancies, minorities, puerilities…

Example sentences

• youth My nephew was excused on the grounds of his youth.
• infancy From infancy to manhood is rather a tedious period.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

youth¹

7 letters

infancy³

8 letters

minority⁴

9 letters

puerility

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (infancy³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

enfance

Italiano

infanzia

Español

infancia

Deutsch

Kindheit