childhood dream
Early life fantasy
A childhood dream is an ambition or fantasy held during youth, often idealistic or grand in scope: becoming an astronaut, playing professional sports, or meeting a hero.
The phrase carries nostalgic weight—childhood dreams may be fulfilled, abandoned, or remembered wistfully.
She finally achieved her childhood dream of publishing a novel.
He never lost sight of his childhood dream.
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- make believeImaginative fantasy play
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- wishYearned-for outcome
wonder · shooting star · starry night · innocence · astronaut · fireman · princess · magic · pretend · playing · hopeful · starry-eyed · naive · ambition · longing · believing · fairytale · superhero
childhood dreamharsh reality
Uncomfortable actual circumstances
unrealized potential · broken promise · dead-end job · grim reality
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