qǐ​xiǎo​r

since childhood

  1. particleverb
    to start
    to begin; to launch; to initiate; starting from (a time, place, or amount)
  2. xiǎo adjective
    young
    young; being a child; junior in age; being the last in order of seniority or the youngest in a family
  3. r particleaffix
    [erhua suffix]
    A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.