babyhood

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But at 3, my son still wears diapers and has the soft cheeks of babyhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

When children first come to school, they step out of the private world of babyhood and family.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

I have a 3-year-old, and his grandparents have already missed so much of his babyhood thanks to the pandemic.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2021

Then there are her hands, which Rett syndrome has characteristically made her wring daily since babyhood.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2021

Since he had so little strength in these latter days the child at times had gone back to crawling as he used to in his babyhood.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck