middle childhood

noun

The life stage between early childhood and adolescence, often defined by sociologists as roughly encompassing the years from age 6 to 12.

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Meanings

nounmiddle childhood (usually uncountable, plural middle childhoods)

plural middle childhoods

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe life stage between early childhood and adolescence, often defined by sociologists as roughly encompassing the years from age 6 to 12.
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APA

middle childhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20childhood

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“middle childhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20childhood. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “middle childhood,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20childhood.

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