Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun childhood

2 senses of childhood

Sense 1
childhood -- (the time of person's life when they are a child)
       => time of life -- (a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state)

Sense 2
childhood, puerility -- (the state of a child between infancy and adolescence)
       => immaturity, immatureness -- (not having reached maturity)