Ingles

childhood

gb/t͡ʃˈaɪldhˌʊd/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪldhˌʊd/
A2 Ingles
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early stage of a person's life

The time when a person is young, from birth until they become a teenager.

Padron ng paggamit: [someone]'s childhood
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'childhood' (a period of life) with 'childish' (describing immature behavior).
Mga kasingkahulugan
youth (Often refers to the general period of being young, but can also include teenage years.) | infancy (Refers only to the very early part of childhood, usually before walking or talking.)
Mga kasalungat
adulthood (The stage of life after childhood, when a person is fully grown.)
Mga kolokasyon
happy childhood |childhood friend |childhood memory |childhood home |childhood dream
Mga tema
family |life stages |personal history |core_vocabulary |time
Mga Halimbawa
  • She spent most of her childhood in a small village.
  • His childhood was filled with adventure and laughter.
  • Many of my happiest memories come from my childhood.
  • Childhood is often seen as a carefree time.
  • He returned to his childhood home after many years.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • I had a happy childhood.
  • My childhood was in the city.
  • She remembers her childhood well.
  • We talk about our childhood often.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
childhood
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪldhˌʊd/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪldhˌʊd/
Mga pantig at diin
child - hood (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
  • Base: childhood
  • Plural: childhood, childhoods
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
childhoods noun
Core family
child noun A1 childish adjective B1
Related words
childlike adjective childcare noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
childless adjective
Advanced or less common
childishly adverb childishness noun
Mga ekspresyon

childhood dream

1
/t͡ʃˈaɪldhˌʊd dɹˈim/
fixed phrase

ambition from early life

A goal or wish you had when you were a child.

Mga Halimbawa
  • Becoming a pilot was his childhood dream.
  • She finally achieved her childhood dream of being an artist.

childhood friend

1
/t͡ʃˈaɪldhˌʊd fɹˈɛnd/
fixed phrase

a friend from early years

A person you have been friends with since you were both children.

Mga Halimbawa
  • I met my childhood friend again after twenty years.
  • She and I have been childhood friends since we were five.

childhood home

1
/t͡ʃˈaɪldhˌʊd hˈoʊm/
fixed phrase

home lived in as a child

The house where you lived when you were a child.

Mga Halimbawa
  • He visited his childhood home for the first time in thirty years.
  • My childhood home was small but full of love.

childhood memory

1
/t͡ʃˈaɪldhˌʊd mˈɛmɚi/
fixed phrase

memory from early life

Something you remember from when you were a child.

Mga Halimbawa
  • One of my favorite childhood memories is playing in the park.
  • That song brings back many childhood memories.

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