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Boyhood

/bˈɔɪˌhʊd/
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(noun) The state or condition of being a boy.

In his boyhood, Yasunari Kawabata took care of his grandfather.
His boyhood experiences taught him what it was like to be poor.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He spent most of his early ____ playing in the woods near his home.

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