childhood

English Thesaurus

1. the state of a child between infancy and adolescence (noun.state)

hypernym	:	immatureness, immaturity,
definition	:	not having reached maturity (noun.state)

2. the time of person's life when they are a child (noun.time)

hypernym	:	time of life,
definition	:	a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state (noun.time)

hyponym	:	girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood,
definition	:	the childhood of a girl (noun.time)

hyponym	:	boyhood,
definition	:	the childhood of a boy (noun.time)

part holonym	:	anal phase, anal stage,
definition	:	(psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned (noun.time)

part holonym	:	latency period, latency phase, latency stage,
definition	:	(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities (noun.time)

part holonym	:	phallic phase, phallic stage,
definition	:	(psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure (noun.time)

part holonym	:	prepuberty,
definition	:	a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur (noun.time)

3. the state of a child between infancy and adolescence (noun.state)

derivation	:	child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster,
definition	:	a young person of either sex (noun.person)

derivation	:	baby, child,
definition	:	an immature childish person (noun.person)

derivation	:	adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile,
definition	:	displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity (adj.all)

4. the time of person's life when they are a child (noun.time)

derivation	:	child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster,
definition	:	a young person of either sex (noun.person)

5. the state of a child between infancy and adolescence (noun.state)

derivation	:	child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster,
definition	:	a young person of either sex (noun.person)

derivation	:	baby, child,
definition	:	an immature childish person (noun.person)

derivation	:	adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile,
definition	:	displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity (adj.all)

6. the time of person's life when they are a child (noun.time)

derivation	:	child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster,
definition	:	a young person of either sex (noun.person)