1. the state, condition, or period of being a lad; boyhood or youth
Usage: chiefly British; somewhat literary or formal

Examples

• He spent his ladhood playing cricket in the village green.
• The novel recalls the author's ladhood in rural Scotland.
• During his ladhood, he developed a passion for music.
• Many of his fondest memories date back to his ladhood.
• The film captures the innocence of ladhood in the 1950s.