Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

early childhood

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: ear-ly child-hood
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stage in human development, generally including toddlerhood and some time afterwards.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

early childhoods (plural)

Phrases

early childhood education

Synonyms

infancy babyhood

Questions

What does early childhood mean?: A stage in human development, generally including toddlerhood and some time afterwards.

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