noun · neutral
boyhood
/ˈbɔɪ.hʊd/BOY·hood
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the period of being a boy; a male's childhood
Examples
“Many of his novels draw on memories from his boyhood by the sea.”
“Football was the passion of his boyhood.”
“Reflections on boyhood appear throughout his poetry.”
Band 8 sentence
“His later work repeatedly returns to motifs from his boyhood, especially the landscape of his rural home.”
Collocations
- in his boyhood
- boyhood memories
- from boyhood
Word family
boyhood noun
Common mistakes
childhood (used when speaker means boyhood)→boyhood
boyhoods→boyhood
Say it for a higher band
5childhood→6early years→7+boyhood
Synonyms
childhood
Easily confused
childhood
“In his childhood he learned to fish on the riverbanks.”
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