Babyhood
Pronunciation of Babyhood
/bˈe͡ɪbɪhˌʊd/, /bˈeɪbɪhˌʊd/, /b_ˈeɪ_b_ɪ_h_ˌʊ_d/
Antonyms for babyhood:
Synonyms for babyhood:
infancy
Other synonyms and related words:
babyhood (noun)
infancy, early childhood.
beginning (noun)
infancy, cradle, birth, beginning, genesis, prelude, precursor, nativity, dawn, nascency, sprout, preparation, commencement, conception, inception, stem, earliness, introduction, emergence, hatching, spring, embryo, start, creation, derivation, source, origin, inauguration.
childhood (noun)
infancy.
infancy (noun)
period of infancy (noun)
state (noun)
infancy.
time (noun)
infancy, early childhood.
Usage examples for babyhood:
- The little Louis was from his earliest babyhood a very delicate child, and only the most constant and tender care of his devoted mother and nurse enabled him to survive those first years which must have been so full of anxiety to his parents. - "Robert Louis Stevenson", Margaret Moyes Black.
- She had been named, as a matter of course, after her poor mother, and even in her most diminutive babyhood the Doctor never called her anything but Catherine. - "Washington Square", Henry James.
- She had not been the companion of his babyhood as his father had failed to be the companion of his youth. - "Youth Challenges", Clarence B Kelland.