Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with childhood in American Collocation
childhood
noun
countable/uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/
happy
carefree
happy
idyllic
privileged
Scott had an idyllic childhood, growing up on his parents’ small farm.
unhappy
abusive
difficult
lonely
miserable
tough
traumatic
troubled
unhappy
Peter recalls his miserable childhood in a large, cold, country house.
experience your childhood
enjoy
experience
have
spend
She spent her early childhood in Germany.
experience your childhood again
recall
recreate
relive
remember
revisit
Many of us relive our childhood by becoming parents.
thoughts and feelings
ambition
dream
innocence
memories
He may never be able to fulfil his childhood dream of climbing Everest.
health problems
asthma
blindness
cancer
deafness
disease
epilepsy
illness
leukaemia
obesity
Childhood obesity is becoming a serious problem in the western world.
other problems
abuse
depression
trauma
The report notes an increase in childhood depression, drug abuse, and self-harm.