childhood /ˈtʃaildhud/ n.［u］童年 (时代)：a childhood friend 同年伙伴 He lost his parents in his childhood.他幼时即丧父母。 From earliest childhood she’d had a love of dancing.她从幼年时就喜欢跳舞。His health remained poor into later childhood.直到少年时期，他的健康状况还是很糟。She had a very happy childhood.她有一个幸福的童年。Her second son didn’t survive childhood.她的第二个儿子夭折了。