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 wasn’t after infants who are incidental to the plot; I wanted babies whose babyhood was essential to the story.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

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

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2021

I should add, these three items have been her lovies as long as she can remember, and all three date back to babyhood.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2021

We are surrounded from babyhood by familiar farm and domestic animals, fruits and trees and vegetables.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan