childhood

simple noun46 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6

a childhood full of joy and happiness

the period from birth to about age eight

a positive and pleasant childhood

a childhood characterized by sadness and lack of joy

a childhood with no worries or problems

a typical or ordinary childhood without major issues

a childhood with many problems and hardships

a childhood full of emotional or behavioral problems

the period just before the teenage years, approximately ages 9-12

a childhood spent without many friends or companions

a childhood that was physically or emotionally difficult

a childhood marked by deeply distressing or disturbing experiences

a childhood lacking basic necessities and support

the period between early childhood and pre-adolescence, approximately ages 6-8

someone who was your friend when you were a child

recollections of people, places, or events from one's childhood

an event or activity that one has gone through during childhood

the years when one was a child

the period of time when one was a child

a person with whom one had a romantic relationship during childhood

the condition of being grossly fat or overweight as a child

a severe emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsetting experience during childhood

cruel or violent treatment of a child

cancer that occurs in children

a period of sickness during childhood

a specific thing that happened during childhood

an illness that is common among children

a close friend from one's childhood

descriptions or images of events or situations from a person's childhood

starting in the period of being a child and continuing to the present

at some point in the period of being a child

occurring within the period of being a child

during the entire period of being a child

to experience a certain type of childhood

to live through one's childhood in a particular place or way

to have a memory of one's childhood in one's mind

to bring the memory of one's childhood back into one's mind

to be forced to mature too quickly, missing out on the normal experiences of being a child

to continue to live or exist through childhood, especially despite illness or hardship