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    Niñez (en. Childhood)

    /niˈɲeθ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    The period of a person's life that spans from birth until they reach adolescence.
    Childhood is a crucial stage for emotional development.
    La niñez es una etapa crucial para el desarrollo emocional.
    A set of characteristics and behaviors that were associated with children.
    Childhood is characterized by curiosity and play.
    La niñez se caracteriza por la curiosidad y el juego.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'infantia', which means the age of children.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    To remember childhood
    To evoke moments or experiences from childhood.
    recordar la niñez
    To lose childhood
    To leave behind the childhood stage, entering adolescence or adulthood.
    perder la niñez
    To return to childhood
    To feel or behave like a child again.
    volver a la niñez

    Related Words

    Infant
    A person who is in the childhood stage.
    infante
    Child
    A young person who is in childhood.
    niño
    Adolescence
    The stage following childhood, which begins at the end of infancy.
    adolescencia

    Slang Meanings

    Sometimes used to refer to a lack of maturity in adults.
    That behavior is very childish.
    Ese comportamiento es muy de niñez.
    Used to refer to someone who acts childishly.
    Don't be so childish, act like an adult.
    No seas tan niñez, actúa como un adulto.