babyhood
English
Etymology
From baby + -hood.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪbihʊd/
Noun
babyhood (countable and uncountable, plural babyhoods)
- The state or period of infancy.
- 1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, p. 129:
- Radulph hid his face in his hands and for the first time since babyhood, prayed […]
- 1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, p. 129:
Related terms
- babyship
Translations
state or period of infancy
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See also
- infanthood