Boyhood

Word BOYHOOD
Character 7
Hyphenation boy hood
Pronunciations /ˈbɔɪˌhʊd/

Definitions and meanings of "Boyhood"

What do we mean by boyhood?

The state or period of being a boy.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Boyhood

The word "boyhood" in example sentences

This brings me to consider what I call my boyhood days. ❋ Various (N/A)

Had he, who in boyhood had known no law, who in manhood had exalted himself above law, in truth found the shining ways? ❋ Unknown (2010)

That phrase, learned in boyhood from my Marryatt and Cooper, recrudesced in my brain. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Farrow, who said he realized he was gay in boyhood, never revealed his sexual orientation to anyone. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Rochester, where I hoped to fulfill my plan, formulated in boyhood from my readings and teachings of my aunt and Youden, of studying mathematics, physics, and chemistry in preparation for a career in medical research. ❋ Unknown (1977)

Here is a lesson which I brought along with me in boyhood from the Latin School, and which ranks with the best of Roman anecdotes. ❋ Unknown (1856)

Thus I promised myself, as I journied towards my destination with roused and ardent expectation: expectation of the fulfilment of all that in boyhood we promise ourselves of power and enjoyment in maturity. ❋ Unknown (1826)

It had been a favourite resort of Adrian; it was secluded; and he often said that in boyhood, his happiest hours were spent here; having escaped the stately bondage of his mother, he sat on the rough hewn steps that led to the spring, now reading a favourite book, now musing, with speculation beyond his years, on the still unravelled skein of morals or metaphysics. ❋ Unknown (1826)

My boyhood was the first success of the battles won in the '60s and the first failure of a generation of young parents like mine who knew how to succeed professionally while having no clue about how hold a family together. ❋ Shawn Amos (2011)

The second was the relative disappointment of his own playing career as a centre-forward with several clubs, including Rangers, the club he had supported in boyhood. ❋ Richard Williams (2010)

For instance, there is no doubt whatever that my mother and I were treed by the wild pigs and fled and fell in the days before I made the acquaintance of Lop-Ear, who became what I may call my boyhood chum. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Prelude he recalls a boyhood sensing of such an event: ❋ Unknown (2008)

Chad Love, of Field & Stream, echoed the sentiments of his fellow hunters in a recent blog post, when he recalled his boyhood back before the dawning of the 'Stoned on Electronic Entertainment Age.' ❋ Dave Hurteau (2008)

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