boyhood
noun [C or U] /ˈbɔɪ.hʊd/Definition
› the period when a person is a boy, and not yet a man, or the state of being a boy: I had a very happy boyhood. The transition from boyhood to manhood can be a confusing period. It was his boyhood ambition/dream to become a film director. James Bond was a boyhood hero of mine. → See also childhood, girlhoodYoung peopleChildren and babiesStages of life
(Definition of boyhood noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adolescence noun
- adulthood noun
- arrive verb (BEGIN)
- autumn years idiom
- babyhood noun
- childhood noun
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