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In childhood; as a child; when quite young (including nonliterally, e.g., as a young adult).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Synonyms: in short pants, in diapers
Antonyms: none provided
History
From an early 20th century practice of reserving short trousers only for small children.
