lapsuus

== Finnish == === Etymology === lapsi (“child”) +‎ -uus (“-hood”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑpsuːs/, [ˈlɑ̝ps̠uːs̠] Rhymes: -ɑpsuːs Syllabification(key): lap‧suus Hyphenation(key): lap‧suus === Noun === lapsuus childhood (the time during which one is a child, state of being a child) (informal) infancy (state of being a minor) Synonym: alaikäisyys ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== lapseus === Further reading === “lapsuus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023