boyishness, n.All

Boyishness (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠worse than boyhood: we keep the follies of the child and add the authority of age — boys fear trifles, children fear shadows, we fear both.