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BABYHOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The earliest state of immaturity
Synonyms:
babyhood; infancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("babyhood" is a kind of...):
immatureness; immaturity (not having reached maturity)
Derivation:
baby (a very young mammal)
baby (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)
baby (an immature childish person)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The early stage of growth or development
Synonyms:
babyhood; early childhood; infancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("babyhood" is a kind of...):
time of life (a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state)
Meronyms (parts of "babyhood"):
oral phase; oral stage ((psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting)
Derivation:
baby (a very young mammal)
baby (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)
