early childhood

1. 1.

   the early stage of growth or development

   Synonymsinfancybabyhood

   Broadertime of life

   Partsoral stage

Questions about early childhood

What does early childhood mean?

early childhood means "the early stage of growth or development".

What is another word for early childhood?

Close synonyms include infancy, babyhood. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.