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babyhood

UK/ˈbeɪbihʊd/

babyhood noun: the state or period of infancy.

Noun

babyhood (countable and uncountable, plural babyhoods)

  1. The state or period of infancy.
    • Radulph hid his face in his hands and for the first time since babyhood, prayed […]1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, page 129

babyhood meaning in Tamil and Urdu

babyhood in Tamil

குழந்தைப் பருவம்

babyhood in Urdu

بچپن, طفولت

Forms of babyhood

pluralbabyhoods

Origin of babyhood

From baby + -hood.

Questions about babyhood

What does babyhood mean?
Babyhood means the state or period of infancy.
What is babyhood in Tamil?
Babyhood in Tamil is குழந்தைப் பருவம். See Babyhood meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is babyhood?
Babyhood is a noun.
How do you pronounce babyhood?
Babyhood is pronounced /ˈbeɪbihʊd/ (UK).
What is the plural of babyhood?
The plural of babyhood is babyhoods.

Words near babyhood in the dictionary

  1. babygrams
  2. babygro
  3. babygros
  4. babygrow
  5. babygrows
  6. babyhood
  7. babyhoods
  8. babying
  9. babying up
  10. babyings
  11. babyish

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