childhood's
Belonging to youth
Childhood's is the possessive form of childhood, the period of life when a person is a child.
It attributes qualities, characteristics, or possessions to that developmental stage.
Childhood's innocence fades with experience.
She longed for childhood's carefree days.
The form appears most often in literary or reflective contexts, personifying childhood as something that can own or embody abstract qualities.
Act of holding something in mind
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
photograph · keepsake · memento · scrapbook · diary · snapshot · hometown · playground
Increase in size
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- formativeInfluencing development or growth
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
crawling · walking · talking · teething · potty training · first words · first steps · socialization
Recreation or staged drama
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- curiosityDesire to learn
- discoveryAct of finding something
games · toys · dolls · marbles · hopscotch · hide-and-seek · cartoons · fairy tales
Formal ceremonial acts
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- celebrationsOrganized expressions of joy
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- EidIslamic holy celebration
Diwali · Christmas · Hanukkah · Lunar New Year · quinceañera · coming-of-age · folklore · nursery rhymes
remembrance
Act of holding something in mind
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
flashback · photograph · keepsake · memento · scrapbook · diary · snapshot · hometown · playground · bedroom
growth
Increase in size
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- formativeInfluencing development or growth
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
language · crawling · walking · talking · teething · potty training · first words · first steps · socialization · attachment
play
Recreation or staged drama
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- curiosityDesire to learn
discovery · games · toys · dolls · marbles · hopscotch · hide-and-seek · cartoons · fairy tales · bedtime stories
rites
Formal ceremonial acts
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- celebrationsOrganized expressions of joy
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
Eid · Diwali · Christmas · Hanukkah · Lunar New Year · quinceañera · coming-of-age · folklore · nursery rhymes · lullabies
era
Distinct historical period
phase · stage · period · fleeting · passing · bygone · early · formative · prepubescent · youth
- 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