Definitions for Boyhood
ˈbɔɪ hʊdboy·hood

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1. boyhoodnoun

   the childhood of a boy

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1. boyhoodnoun

   The state or period of being a boy.

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1. Boyhoodnoun

   The state of a boy; the part of life in which we are boys.

   Etymology: from boy.

   If you should look at him, in his boyhood, through the magnifying end of a perspective, and, in his manhood, through the other, it would be impossible to spy any difference; the same air, the same strut. Jonathan Swift.

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1. boyhood

   Boyhood is the period of time in a male's life when he is a boy, often characterized by experiences of youth, learning, fun, growth, adjustment and physical development. It is the stage before adolescence and involves various cultural, social, and personal aspects.

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1. Boyhoodnoun

   the state of being a boy; the time during which one is a boy

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1. Boyhood

   Boyhood is the second novel in Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and followed by Youth. The novel was first published in the Russian literary journal Sovremennik in 1854.

Matched Categories

1. • Childhood

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Boyhood?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Boyhood in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Boyhood in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Boyhood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Boyhood in a Sentence

1. Paul Sheehan:

   It seems a lot of people are saying that if they vote 'Birdman' in one of those two categories, they are going to vote 'Boyhood' in the other.

2. Per Sundin:

   There will be a story about Tim's life, from his boyhood room where he was playing World of Warcraft with his friends, to his first songs, first demos.

3. Vincent van Gogh:

   If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?

4. Cyrus Nowrasteh:

   We make it very clear at the front of the movie that this is fiction and we are imagining one year in the boyhood of Jesus ; so we are not trying to present something as fact or something that is n’t and we are doing it reverently.

5. John Lennon:

   I've had the boyhood thing of being Elvis. Now I want to be with my best friend, and my best friend's my wife. Who could ask for anything more?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Boyhood
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Boyhood
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Boyhood
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Boyhood
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Boyhood
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Boyhood