childhood

Signification (Anglais)

1. The state of being a child.
2. The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
3. The early stages of development of something.

Concepts

enfance

petite enfance

enfant

première enfance

première période

Coupé comme

child‧hood

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃaɪldhʊd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English childhode, childhod, from Old English ċildhād (“childhood”), equivalent to child + -hood. Compare dialectal Dutch kindheid (“childishness”), German Low German Kinnerheid (“childhood”), and German Kindheit (“childhood”).

Phrases

During his childhood he was coached and trained by his mother and grandmother .

Pendant son enfance, il a été entraîné et formé par sa mère et sa grand-mère.