Jan 25, 2004 02:57
20 yrs ago
English term
bid her childhood good-bye
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood good-bye.
What does it mean by "bid her childhood good-bye"?
What does it mean by "bid her childhood good-bye"?
Responses
| 3 +10 | she grew up too fast |
RHELLER
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| 5 +4 | no longer being a child |
NGK
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| 5 +4 | having said "goodbye" to her childhood |
Fuad Yahya
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| 5 +2 | She just became a woman |
Alex Zelkind (X)
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| 3 +3 | can be too much hardship and suffering |
Jean-Luc Dumont
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| 3 | being an adult |
melayujati
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Responses
+10
1 hr
Selected
she grew up too fast
she is wise-mouthed (has an answer to everything with an attitude) but wounded (has been hurt emotionally)
she pretends to be hardened and callous but she is actually sensitive and hurting
she said goodbye to her childhood way too early (probably referring to her experiences with the opposite sex and possibly drugs, maybe even living on the street)
not really sure
she pretends to be hardened and callous but she is actually sensitive and hurting
she said goodbye to her childhood way too early (probably referring to her experiences with the opposite sex and possibly drugs, maybe even living on the street)
not really sure
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much everyone "
+4
1 min
no longer being a child
She's 13 and no longer a child.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rajan Chopra
1 min
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| agree |
pike
50 mins
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| agree |
Nado2002
21 hrs
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| agree |
Matthew Fagan
4 days
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+2
1 min
She just became a woman
She is no longer a child. Just had her first period. Just became a woman
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rajan Chopra
1 min
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| agree |
Jean-Luc Dumont
: could be but there are other ways to lose your childhood early - loss of a parent, drugs or alcoholism in the family, unhappiness
1 hr
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| neutral |
melayujati
: too specific.
9 hrs
|
+4
6 mins
having said "goodbye" to her childhood
To bid someone farewell is to say, "farewell" to the person, to part with that person. Childhood, in this sentence, is spoken of as though it were a person.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Henry Dotterer
14 mins
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| agree |
matias
50 mins
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| agree |
chica nueva
: Old-fashioned - to give a greeting to someone or to ask someone to do something eg I must now bid you farewell ( = say goodbye to you). Literary - eg She bade her hopes farewell (= She stopped being hopeful) Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
3 hrs
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| agree |
Nado2002
21 hrs
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+3
1 hr
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
can be too much hardship and suffering
the loss of a mother for a child who takes over and suddenly has to raise younger siblings
can be seeing a lot of pain and suffering around her, in her family or neighborhood
being confronted to very tough living conditions
does not have to be linked to sex or periods or loo of virginity
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Note added at 1 hr 37 mins (2004-01-25 04:34:59 GMT)
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loss - sorry
can be seeing a lot of pain and suffering around her, in her family or neighborhood
being confronted to very tough living conditions
does not have to be linked to sex or periods or loo of virginity
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Note added at 1 hr 37 mins (2004-01-25 04:34:59 GMT)
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loss - sorry
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
J. Leo (X)
: you´re describing ´parentification´, when a child prematurely takes on more emotional and practical responsibility. This is from Wally Lamb´s "She´s Come Undone", her mother had anxiety, Dolores became overweight.
4 hrs
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| agree |
sarahl (X)
5 hrs
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| agree |
NancyLynn
7 hrs
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9 hrs
melayujati
Australia
Australia
Australia
Timely and accurate delivery. Proficient
Native in: Malay 
Works in: Malay to English, English to Malay
being an adult
she's an adult in the way she is portrayed (wise-mouthed), through her experiences (wounded). She left her childhood ways, though not necessarily of her own will. Inother words "grown up" at such a young age.
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