babyhood

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Etymology[edit]

From baby +‎ -hood.

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪbihʊd/
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Noun[edit]

babyhood (countable and uncountable, plural babyhoods)

  1. The state or period of infancy.
    • 1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, page 129:
      Radulph hid his face in his hands and for the first time since babyhood, prayed []

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