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

I wasn’t after infants who are incidental to the plot; I wanted babies whose babyhood was essential to the story.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

Since babyhood, she had experienced episodes of searing pain, hospitalization and organ damage, and would have been expected to die in her 40s.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021

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

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2021

She had left babyhood far behind, and she was not capable yet of being one of the grownups she admired.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck