Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 261 v.0.1
Terms Related
Main Definitions
- childhood 1 |n| the period between infancy and pubescence.
- "I had a very happy childhood."
- childhood 2 |n| the time or state of being a child.
- "I had a wonderful childhood in the country."
- "Childhood illnesses."
- girlhood |n| the period of her life when a woman is a girl.
- "The transition from girlhood to womanhood."
- boyhood |n| the time of a man's life when he is a boy.
- "The two men had been friends in boyhood."
Childhood Stages
- early childhood |n| ages from 3 to 6.
- middle childhood |n| ages from 6 to 8.
- late childhood |n| ages from 9 to 11.
- child / kid |n| a young person who is not yet an adult.
- "The hotel is ideal for families with young children."
- "The film is not suitable for children under 12."
- grown-up |n| an adult (used especially by children or when you are talking to children).
- "She has three grown-up sons."
- "Our children are all grown-up now."
- "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
- kid |n| |informal| a child. Kid is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English.
- "We left the kids in the car."
- little boy / little girl |n| a young male or female child.
- "I lived there when I was a little girl."
- "Little boys love dinosaurs."
- small / little |n| a small child is very young. Little sounds more informal than small, and is used especially in spoken English.
- "They have two small children."
- "We used to go camping a lot when the kids were little."
- youngster |n| a child or young person (used especially by old people).
- "You youngsters have got your whole life ahead of you."
- "He's a bright youngster with a good sense of humour."
- junior |n| connected with sports played by young people rather than adults.
- "The junior championships."
- "The junior champion."
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