childhood
childhood is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Sam. xii.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acquaintance
- advocate
- age
- all
- ally
- alter
- ambo
- amigo
- and
- associate
- auxiliary
- babyhood
- beardless
- bedfellow
- best
- bloom
- boon
- bosom
- boyhood
- budding
- callow
- casual
- chamber
- chum
- classman
- classmate
- colleague
- companion
- compatriot
- compeer
- comrade
- confidante
- confrere
- copartner
- countryman
- cradle
- crony
- divine
- ego
- familiar
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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