babyhood

Example Sentences

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But at 3, my son still wears diapers and has the soft cheeks of babyhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

I have a 3-year-old, and his grandparents have already missed so much of his babyhood thanks to the pandemic.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2021

Then there are her hands, which Rett syndrome has characteristically made her wring daily since babyhood.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2021

These misshapen cells get stuck in veins and arteries, blocking the flow of blood that carries life-giving oxygen to the body and causing the disease’s horrifying hallmark: episodes of agony that begin in babyhood.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2020

And to memories of the mother of his babyhood, a gentler, happier Jiller, singing to him.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda