Collocations for childhood - noun
ADJ.
happy | deprived, difficult, lonely, traumatic, unhappy | normal | early
From earliest childhood she''d had a love of dancing.
From earliest childhood she''d had a love of dancing.
late
His health remained poor into later childhood.
His health remained poor into later childhood.
VERB + CHILDHOOD
have
She had a very happy childhood.
She had a very happy childhood.
spend
He spent most of his childhood in Egypt.
He spent most of his childhood in Egypt.
survive
Her second son didn''t survive childhood.
Her second son didn''t survive childhood.
CHILDHOOD + NOUN
days, years | dream, experience, fantasy, memories | friend, sweetheart | home | disease, illness, mortality
PREP.
during ~
He became diabetic during childhood.
He became diabetic during childhood.
from ~
She still retained many friends from childhood.
She still retained many friends from childhood.
in ~
She died in childhood.
She died in childhood.
throughout ~
He travelled a lot throughout his childhood.
He travelled a lot throughout his childhood.
PHRASES
scenes from/of sb''s childhood