Definition of Boyhood

1. Noun. The childhood of a boy.

Generic synonyms: Childhood
Derivative terms: Boy

Definition of Boyhood

1. n. The state of being a boy; the time during which one is a boy.

Definition of Boyhood

1. Noun. The state or period of being a boy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boyhood

1. the state of being a boy [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boyhood

boycottism
boycotts
boydekin
boydekins
boyed
boyf
boyfriend
boyfriendless
boyfriends
boyfriendship
boyfs
boyg
boygs
boyhood (current term)
boyhoods
boying
boyish
boyishly
boyishness
boyishnesses
boyism
boykin
boykind
boykins
boyla
boylas
boyle's law
boyleite

Literary usage of Boyhood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"I asked if he remembered ever having seen in his boyhood our friend the elder Mr. Dilke, his father's acquaintance and contemporary, who had been a clerk in ..."

2. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1897)
"He deserves to have it recalled also, that he is one of the persons honored in history who have had a brilliant boyhood as well as a noble manhood. ..."

3. Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington (1901)
"... CHAPTER II boyhood DAYS AFTER the coming of freedom there were two points upon which practically all the people on our place were agreed, ..."

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