babyhood

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2021

Some parents can’t manage the smooth transition you made when those little lumps of babyhood become children capable of self-locomotion and verbal expression.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2019

They are infants—you look away a minute and in that time they have left their babyhood behind.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya