n. 童年，儿童时代,早期
childhood可以用作名词
childhood一般不用复数形式,有定语修饰时,可加不定冠词。指孩提时代的教育、环境时，可以有复数。
childhood用作名词的用法例句
I have only misty memories of my early childhood.我对自己的童年只剩一些模糊的记忆。
He had a lively remembrance of his childhood.他对他的童年生活记忆犹新。
Childhood is a period of rapid growth.幼年是生长迅速的时期。
1、His parents' obsession with keeping up appearances haunted his childhood.
父母过于爱面子的做法在他儿时一直困扰着他。
2、Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.
她的母亲被关在精神病院，这给她的童年蒙上了阴影。
3、They believe that a tough, materially poor childhood is character-building.
他们认为一个艰难贫困的童年有助于性格的培养。