boyhood

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈbɔɪˌhʊd/

Definition of boyhood

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being a boy.
    “And boyhood is a summer sun Whose waning is the dreariest one — For all we live to know is known And all we seek to keep hath flown — […]”
    “It is certainly my personal favourite, for it was by way of Hardwick's great Doric arch that I first sampled the roar and clatter of London streets, the trip being a boyhood reward for achieving (unexpected) success in a school examination!”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being a boy.
    “And boyhood is a summer sun Whose waning is the dreariest one — For all we live to know is known And all we seek to keep hath flown — […]”
    “It is certainly my personal favourite, for it was by way of Hardwick's great Doric arch that I first sampled the roar and clatter of London streets, the trip being a boyhood reward for achieving (unexpected) success in a school examination!”
  2. (countable)The childhood of a boy.

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Etymology

From boy + -hood.

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