Meanings
nounearly childhood (usually uncountable, plural early childhoods)
plural early childhoods
- uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesA stage in human development, generally including toddlerhood and some time afterwards.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 兒童早期 /儿童早期
- 兒童早期 /儿童早期 (értóng zǎoqī)stage including toddlerhood and some time afterwards
Finnish varhaislapsuus
- varhaislapsuusstage including toddlerhood and some time afterwards
French petite enfance
- petite enfancestage including toddlerhood and some time afterwards
Irish luath-óige
- luath-óigestage including toddlerhood and some time afterwards
Japanese 幼少期
- 幼少期 (yōshōki)stage including toddlerhood and some time afterwards
Polish wczesne dzieciństwo
- wczesne dzieciństwostage including toddlerhood and some time afterwards
Russian ра́ннее де́тство
- ра́ннее де́тство (ránneje détstvo)stage including toddlerhood and some time afterwards
Cite this entry
APA
early childhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20childhood
MLA
“early childhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20childhood. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “early childhood,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20childhood.
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