childhode

Middle English

Alternative forms

childhod, childehode, childehed, childhad, child-had, childehede, childhede, childhed, chilhede, childhood, child-hede, childehoode, chyldhood, chyldhod, chyldhode, chyldhede

Etymology

From Old English ċildhād; equivalent to child +‎ -hede.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʃiːldhɔːd/, /ˈtʃiːldhoːd/, /ˈtʃiːldhɛːd/

Noun

childhode (uncountable)

The time during which one is a child; childhood.
Childishness; behaviour displaying juvenility.
An action or belief displaying stupidity or childishness.
(rare) The state of being someone's offspring.

Descendants

English: childhood
Scots: childheid (obsolete)

References

“chīldhōd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-30.

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