niñez
/niˈɲeθ/ · B2 · noun · f
childhood
👶🧸 niñez = niño (child) + -ez, the suffix that makes a state, like English -hood
Spanish niño means child. The suffix -ez turns an adjective or noun into an abstract state, as in vejez (old age) and niñez. So niñez is the state of being a niño: childhood. The ñ sounds like 'ny', as in canyon.