The early stage of growth or development.
synonyms: early childhood, infancy.
Roget 127:
youth;
juvenility,
juvenescence†;
juniority†;
infancy;
babyhood,
childhood,
boyhood,
girlhood,
youthhood†;
incunabula;
minority,
nonage,
teens,
tender age,
bloom.
cradle,
nursery,
leading strings,
pupilage,
puberty,
pucelage†.
prime of life,
flower of life,
springtide of life†,
seedtime of life,
golden season of life;
heyday of youth,
school days;
rising generation.
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Roget 499:
want of intelligence
etc.
498,
want of intellect
etc.
450;
shadowness†,
silliness,
foolishness
etc.
adj.;
imbecility,
incapacity,
vacancy of mind,
poverty of intellect,
weakness of intellect,
clouded perception,
poor head,
apartments to let;
stupidity,
stolidity;
hebetude†,
dull understanding,
meanest capacity,
shortsightedness;
incompetence
etc.
(unskillfulness)
699.
one's weak side,
not one's strong point;
bias
etc.
481;
infatuation
etc.
(insanity)
503.
simplicity,
puerility,
babyhood;
dotage,
anility†,
second childishness,
fatuity;
idiocy,
idiotism†;
driveling.
folly,
frivolity,
irrationality,
trifling,
ineptitude,
nugacity†,
inconsistency,
lip wisdom,
conceit;
sophistry
etc.
477;
giddiness
etc.
(inattention)
458;
eccentricity
etc.
503;
extravagance
etc.
(absurdity)
497;
rashness
etc.
863.
act of folly
etc.
699.
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Dutch: jeugd, jeugdjaren, kindertijd
Polish: niemowlęctwo