boyhood

noun (boyhood, usually uncountable)

«boyhood» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

The time in a person's life when he is a boy, from birth until he becomes a young man. tree →
The state of being a boy. tree →

In the lessons

In history and stories, writers describe a famous man's boyhood: where he grew up and what he did. Phrases: boyhood home, boyhood dream, boyhood friend.

Examples

He spent his boyhood on a farm. tree →
Dad still talks about his boyhood in Belfast. tree →
Becoming a pilot was his boyhood dream. tree →
We visited Mark Twain's boyhood home. tree →
They had been friends since boyhood. tree →
In his boyhood he had already started on a journey, for his desire was to see foreign lands and strange people. tree →

Note

Usually uncountable. Compare girlhood, childhood. «-hood» means a time or state, as in childhood, adulthood.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «boyhood» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«boyhood» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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