(literary) young child or early childhood; refers to an ancient hairstyle where a child's hair hangs down freely without being bound

the aged and the young; literally refers to the yellowish hair of the elderly and the loose, hanging hair of children in ancient times

(bound form) a child's hairstyle shaped like a snail's shell

(literary) early childhood; the years when one is a young child

to braid a young child's hair; also refers to the small braids worn by children

literary term for childhood or one's early years