child·hood /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ ●●○ W3 noun [countableC, uncountableU] CHILDthe period of time when you are a child 童年,儿童时代 I had a very happy childhood. 我的童年很快乐。
in/during/since (somebody’s) childhood Most infections occur in childhood. 大多数传染病发生在儿童时期。
She had been writing poems since her childhood. 她童年时代就开始写诗了。
childhood home/friend/experience etc (=a home etc that you had when you were a child) 儿时的家/朋友/经历等
childhood memories (=the memories you have of your childhood) 童年的记忆
→ second childhood RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say when I was a child when talking about their childhood: 在日常英语中,人们说到自己小时候时一般都说when I was a child
During my childhood we lived by the ocean. → When I was a child we lived by the ocean. 小时候,我们住在海边。 | She’s known him since childhood. → She’s known him since she was a child. 她从小就认识他。 n COLLOCATIONSadjectiveshappy/unhappyHer parents divorced and her childhood was unhappy.
normalI think my childhood was fairly normal.
lonelyHe had no brothers or sisters and a lonely childhood.
a deprived childhood (=without enough money, food, attention etc)Many children living in these areas have very deprived childhoods.
early/late childhoodExperiences in early childhood are very important.
verbshave a happy/unhappy etc childhoodI wish I'd had a happy childhood like yours.
spend your childhoodThis is the house where the artist spent most of his childhood.
remember something from (your) childhoodHe remembered the place from his childhood.
childhood + NOUNchildhood memoriesThe smell in the air brought back happy childhood memories.
a childhood friendHe married his childhood friend.
somebody's childhood homeHer childhood home was in North Dakota.
a childhood experienceOur childhood experiences make us who we are.
a childhood illness/diseasemeasles and other common childhood illnesses