childhood

noun/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/CEFR B1

শৈশব, ছেলেবেলা

Meaning

The period of a person's life when they are a child.

Example sentences

She had a happy childhood in the village.গ্রামে তার শৈশব সুখে কেটেছিল।
Many of our habits form in childhood.আমাদের অনেক অভ্যাস শৈশবেই গড়ে ওঠে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: boyhood

Antonyms: adulthood

Similar words, and what each means

boyhood
বাল্যকাল, ছেলেবেলা
The period of a male's life when he is a boy.
girlhood
মেয়েবেলা, বালিকা-বয়স
The period of a female's life when she is a girl.

Other English words for “শৈশব, ছেলেবেলা”

boyhood
The period of a male's life when he is a boy.

Opposite words

adulthood
প্রাপ্তবয়স্কতা, পূর্ণবয়স্ক জীবন
The period of life when a person is fully grown and mature.

“childhood” elsewhere on EnglishBD

An admissions officer reading files from Bangladesh sees the same first sentence again and again: “Since my childhood I have been fascinated by…”.
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This photo brings back my childhood.
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Nobody has to teach you the logic of this, because you have been using it since childhood.
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“childhood” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সংগীত বা নৃত্যের পরিবেশনা
- • শৈশব, ছেলেবেলা
- • গ্রিন স্ক্রিন
- • নিবন্ধন কার্যালয়
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শৈশব, ছেলেবেলা — childhood (noun) — শৈশব, ছেলেবেলা. The period of a person's life when they are a child.
Which word is closest in meaning to “childhood”?
- • craftsperson
- • caddy
- • boyhood
- • attar
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boyhood — boyhood — বাল্যকাল, ছেলেবেলা. The period of a male's life when he is a boy.

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