page_title: Childhood
hierarchical_section_title: Childhood
caption_attribution_description: English: Palestinian children in Jenin, a city on the West Bank. Español: Grupo de niños palestinos en Yenín, ciudad palestina en la zona norte de Cisjordania.
context_page_description: Childhood is the period between birth and puberty. Childhood ends when a human being begins puberty. The state or period of being a child is called childhood. In many places, childhood ends at a fixed age of majority. The child becomes an adult, sometimes with a rite of passage. Another word for teenagers and adolescents is "youth".
context_section_description: Childhood is the period between birth and puberty.  Childhood ends when a human being begins puberty. The state or period of being a child is called childhood.  In many places, childhood ends at a fixed age of majority.  The child becomes an adult, sometimes with a rite of passage.  Another word for teenagers and adolescents is "youth".
caption: Boys and girls during childhood
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