boyhood

Definitions

noun

1

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

The childhood of a boy.

Collocations

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ADJ.

naughty, novel, true

VERB + BOYHOOD

photograph, trip

BOYHOOD + NOUN

fantasy, friend, hero, kawabata, summer, yasunari, youth

PREP.

in, with

ADV.

finally

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Example Bank

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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 — […]

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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 (unex

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In his boyhood, Yasunari Kawabata took care of his grandfather.

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His boyhood experiences taught him what it was like to be poor.

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He was very naughty in his boyhood.

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They laughed at the photograph of my boyhood.

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