en barndom
Meaning
childhood
In Swedish: den tid då någon är barn
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en barndom |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | barndomen |
barndom is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor barndom, den stora barndomen. Check another noun
Practise barndom
1 / 1Is it en barndom or ett barndom?
barndom in a sentence
- ett program från radions barndoma programme from the days when radio was young
Words built with barndom
- barndomshem the home of one's childhood
Questions
What does barndom mean in English?
barndom means “childhood”.
Is it en barndom or ett barndom?
It is en barndom, and “the childhood” is barndomen.
Origin
From Old Norse barndómr (“childhood”).
Nearby common words
barndom is number 3,265 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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