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Boyhood

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Boyhood"

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Word	Definition
childhoodnoun	The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
infancynoun	The state of being an infant.
childnoun	(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
adolescencenoun	The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity, beginning at the onset of puberty and with an endpoint defined either legally (at the age of majority, such as 18 in many jurisdictions) or psychocognitively (at various ages, depending on individual experience).
pubescencenoun	The state of being in or reaching puberty.
youthnoun	(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
juvenescencenoun	(especially of one's mind or spirit) The state of becoming young or juvenile.
preadolescencenoun	The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 9 and 11 for girls, and 10 and 12 for boys.
ladhoodnoun	The state or condition of being a lad
teenhoodnoun	Synonym of teenagehood.
teenagehoodnoun	The state of being in one's teenage years (13 to 19).
schooldaysnoun	The period of one's life when one attends school, particularly, primary school (as opposed to college days); one's youth.
immaturitynoun	Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown
juvenilitynoun	The state or quality of being juvenile.
nonagenoun	The state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
minoritynoun	Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
schoolboyhoodnoun	The state or time of being a schoolboy.
boynessnoun	The state or condition of being a boy; masculinity, boyhood.
boyismnoun	(obsolete) boyhood
tomboyhoodnoun	The state of being a tomboy.