BOYHOOD Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

boyhood

noun

Definition of boyhood

as in childhood

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Recent Examples of boyhood Initial reports from Jijantes suggested Balde decided to leave his boyhood club following a meeting between his agent and the Sporting Director, and comments from coach Hansi Flick questioning player commitment. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Anderson joined Nottingham Forest from boyhood club Newcastle United in 2024 and gained a reputation as one of the Premier League’s best central midfielders. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Semenyo had already completed a prolific season in England’s Premier League, scoring 17 league goals to take over boyhood idol Tony Yeboah’s long-standing record for most scored by a Ghanaian in a single season. — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Johnston went on to become a lawyer, and some of his boyhood pals embarked upon successful careers in fields such as medicine, psychology, engineering and education. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026 Today, Armstrong's two-story boyhood home is an occasional stop for visitors of the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, even though the house itself isn't open for tours. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 And Harry’s boyhood travels between Jamaica and New York fed his understanding of both. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 The symphony has been a been a musical and spiritual guide for him since his boyhood. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Walters also was a grandfather with a zest for the great outdoors, particularly boating and fishing, ever since boyhood in his Missouri birthplace. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The irony is that in making an American childhood, Jewish creators were also injecting Jewish sensibility into the mainstream.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Following his 2019 essay for the New Yorker, Murakami recounts a compelling history of fatherhood, family and obligation, transforming an uncanny childhood memory into a deeply personal history.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of childhood

Noun

The global scope of this novelistic narrative reach only made my sense of my American girlhood more powerful.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Chester Dale, whose bequest forms the core of the NGA’s Cassatt holdings, favored the range of her female subjects, from girlhood and adolescence to adulthood and old age.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of girlhood

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Furniture should be durable for heavy play, finished with nontoxic materials for the taste-everything phase of toddlerhood, and ideally versatile enough to stick around for more than a few years.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 31 Aug. 2026
The Olsen twins were the face of an acting empire from toddlerhood, first appearing as Michelle Tanner in the beloved sitcom Full House and going on to appear in dozens of direct-to-video films and TV sitcoms together.

— Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of toddlerhood

Noun

Autistic girls without co-occurring intellectual disabilities tend to be diagnosed significantly later than their male counterparts, often not until adolescence or later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
His father’s work as a contractor moved the family around a lot during his adolescence.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

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