childhood
Before becoming grown
Childhood is the period of life before adulthood, roughly from birth through the early teenage years.
The word often carries nostalgic or innocent connotations: She had a happy childhood, childhood memories.
It can modify nouns to indicate something from that time: a childhood friend, childhood trauma.
Childhood contrasts with adulthood as a time of dependence, play, and formation.
Objects for amusement
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
swingset · sandbox · make-believe · pretend · playdate · hopscotch · dolls · blocks
Free from anxiety
- unworriedWithout anxiety or concern
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- joyousExtremely glad
- blissfulExtremely serene and joyful
free-spirited · gleeful · sunny · spontaneous · exuberant · laughter · giggles · wonder
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- yesteryearTime not long past
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
memento · photograph · album · storytelling · homecoming · lullaby · holidays · blanket
Notable points of progress
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- socialConcerning community life
emotional · maturation · growth · infancy · toddler · adolescence · pediatrics · attachment
Contagious blistering viral infection
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- mumpsViral gland inflammation
- tonsillitisInflamed throat tissue
- feversAbnormally high body temperatures
allergies · asthma · nightmares · immunizations · pediatrician · medicine · thermometer · bandages
Systematic development of mind
- schoolingFormal education received
- literacyAbility to read, write
- numeracyAbility with figures
- readingInterpreting written text
writing · arithmetic · lessons · homework · curiosity · ABCs · spelling · multiplication
toys
Objects for amusement
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
- tagIdentifier or classifier
playground · swingset · sandbox · make-believe · pretend · playdate · hopscotch · dolls · blocks · crayons
carefree
Free from anxiety
- unworriedWithout anxiety or concern
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- joyousExtremely glad
blissful · free-spirited · gleeful · sunny · spontaneous · exuberant · laughter · giggles · wonder · curiosity
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- yesteryearTime not long past
keepsake · memento · photograph · album · storytelling · homecoming · lullaby · holidays · blanket · stuffed-animal
milestones
Notable points of progress
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
social · emotional · maturation · growth · infancy · toddler · adolescence · pediatrics · attachment · nurture
chickenpox
Contagious blistering viral infection
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- mumpsViral gland inflammation
- tonsillitisInflamed throat tissue
fevers · allergies · asthma · nightmares · immunizations · pediatrician · medicine · thermometer · bandages
education
Systematic development of mind
reading · writing · arithmetic · lessons · homework · curiosity · ABCs · spelling · multiplication · show-and-tell
purity
Uncontaminated quality
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- wholesomenessQuality of being good
- guilelessFree from deceit
trustful · angelic · unworldly · unspoiled · simple · tender · unaffected · ingenuous · wide-eyed · trusting
parents
Mother and father
grandparents · nurturing · bedtime · discipline · allowance · chores · hugs · scolding · praise · encouragement
- childhoodbaby, kid, toys, play, infant
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- Human Experienceslove, death, birth, joy, sorrow
- social lifefriend, family, group, relationship, community
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
childhoodadulthood
State of being grown
old age · senescence · elderhood · maturity · middle age
childhoodmaturity
Full growth achieved
experience · worldliness · sophistication · disillusionment · loss of innocence
- childhood friendCompanion from youth
- childhood memoriesRecollections from youth
- childhood homeEarly-life dwelling place
- childhood memoryRecalled experience from youth
- early childhoodFirst years of life
- childhood dreamYoung person's hoped-for future
childhoods, childhood memories, childhood friend, childhood memory, childhood friends