Childhood in Hebrew is יַלְדוּת (yaldút).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יַלְדוּת
yaldút
noun · feminine
In English
childhood
/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for childhood as a noun.
state of being a child
- יַלְדוּתילדותyaldútfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
time when one is a child
- יַלְדוּתילדותyaldútfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word יַלְדוּת.
- Written with vowel points
- יַלְדוּת
- Written without vowel points
- ילדות
- Said
- yaldút
- Plural
- ילדויות
The Hebrew dictionary's page for ילדות, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after childhood in the list.
These are the questions people ask about childhood in Hebrew.
How do you say childhood in Hebrew?
childhood in Hebrew is יַלְדוּת, said yaldút. Without vowel points it is written ילדות. Its plural is ילדויות.
Is ילדות masculine or feminine?
The word ילדות is feminine.
How is childhood pronounced in English?
childhood is pronounced /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry childhood and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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