छुटपन

Hindi

Etymology

छोटा (choṭā) +‎ -पन (-pan)

Noun

छुटपन • (chuṭpan) m (Urdu spelling چھٹ پن)

1. childhood, infancy

   Synonyms: बचपन (bacpan), बाल्यावस्था (bālyāvasthā)

   छुटपन में वह बहुत शरारती था।

   chuṭpan mẽ vah bahut śarārtī thā.

   He was very mischievous in his childhood.

Declension

Declension of छुटपन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छुटपन chuṭpan	छुटपन chuṭpan
oblique	छुटपन chuṭpan	छुटपनों chuṭpanõ
vocative	छुटपन chuṭpan	छुटपनो chuṭpano

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छुटपन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.