diseases that can occur in childhood Both men had unhappy childhoods.
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of childhood was before the 12th century
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHILDHOOD | CHILDHOOD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤carefree, good, happy無憂無慮的/美好的/幸福的童年▸➤deprived, difficult, lonely, rough, traumatic, troubled, unhappy貧困的/艱難的/孤獨的/苦難的/心靈受創的/苦惱的/不幸的童年▸➤normal正常的童年▸➤early, late, middle (especially NAmE) 幼年;少年;童年中期◇From earliest childhood she'd had a love of dancing.她打小就喜歡跳舞。◇His health remained poor into later childhood.直到少年時期,他的健康狀況還是很糟。VERB + CHILDHOOD➤have有⋯的童年◇She had a very happy childhood.她有一個非常幸福的童年。➤spend度過童年◇He spent most of his childhood in Egypt.他童年大部份時間在埃及度過。➤recall, remember回憶/記得童年◇I remembered my own childhood fondly.我滿懷深情地回憶起了自己的童年。➤survive活過童年◇Her second son didn't survive childhood.她的二兒子夭折了。➤lose失去童年◇Children are losing their childhoods so fast.孩子們的童年時光很快就要過去了。CHILDHOOD + NOUN➤days, years童年的日子/歲月▸➤event, experience, memories童年的事件/經歷/記憶➤dream, fantasy童年的夢;童年的幻想➤abuse, trauma童年所受的虐待;童年的創傷▸➤buddy, friend, sweetheart發小兒;孩提時代的朋友;青梅竹馬的戀人➤crush童年時代的迷戀▸➤home童年時的家➤nickname童年的綽號▸➤disease, illness, mortality兒童疾病;兒童死亡率➤cancer, leukaemia/leukemia, etc.兒童癌症、兒童白血病等➤obesity兒童肥胖症PREPOSITION➤during childhood在童年時◇He became diabetic during childhood.他童年時就得了糖尿病。➤from childhood從童年起◇She still retained many friends from childhood.她至今還有許多童年時的朋友。➤in childhood童年時◇She died in childhood.她夭折了。➤throughout childhood整個童年◇He was moved from family to family throughout his childhood.他整個童年動盪不定,從一家轉到另一家。PHRASES➤scenes from sb's childhood某人童年的情景