What does "childhood" mean?
Childhood: Sam. xii.
Additional senses
- 2.2. Children, taken collectively. [R.] The well-governed childhood of this realm. Sir. W. Scott.
- 3.The commencement; the first period. The childhood of our joy. Shak. Second childhood, the state of being feeble and incapable from old age.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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