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The definition of childhood refers to the years of your youth, typically it refers to the time before you turn 13 and become a teenager, although it can also refer to the time until you are 18 and considered legally an adult.

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An example of childhood is the time you spend as a toddler and young adult living in your parents' home.

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noun

the state or time of being a child; esp., the period from infancy to puberty
an early stage of development

Origin: ME childhod < OE cildhad: see child & -hood

See childhood in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The time or state of being a child.
The early stage in the existence or development of something: the childhood of Western civilization.

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