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

When children first come to school, they step out of the private world of babyhood and family.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

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

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2021

I don’t look back at her babyhood and long for those days again—and not because I didn’t enjoy them, but because I want to enjoy the little person she is now.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2019

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan