as in youth
the state or time of being a child
enjoy your childhood—it won't last forever
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Visitors can savor the small-town feel, popping in and out of art galleries and exploring the Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, which is housed in his childhood home.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, will be an important vote for President-elect Trump's nominees to win over.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Linda Cardellini’s fiancé, makeup artist Steven Rodriguez, was her childhood crush.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
We’re pulled, in Headland’s telling, by a weird mix of mythological pressure, Darwinian logic, residual altruism, childhood regression and (most importantly) raw personal need.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, will be an important vote for President-elect Trump's nominees to win over.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Linda Cardellini’s fiancé, makeup artist Steven Rodriguez, was her childhood crush.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
We’re pulled, in Headland’s telling, by a weird mix of mythological pressure, Darwinian logic, residual altruism, childhood regression and (most importantly) raw personal need.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childhood. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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