childhood
/ˈtʃaɪldhud; `tʃaɪldˌhʊd/ n
1 [U, C] condition or period of being a child 童年; 幼年时代
the joys of childhood 童年的快乐
She had an unhappy childhood. 她的童年很不幸.
[attrib 作定语]
childhood memories 童年的回忆.
2 (idm 习语) a/one's second `childhood (often joc 常作戏谑语) period in later life when one acts as one did as a child 行为像孩提时的晚年时期; 老小孩
He's in his second childhood, playing with his grandson's toy trains. 他返老还童, 玩儿他孙子的玩具火车.