When one was very young; early childhood, the period when one was a small child.
幼い頃、夏には近くの川でよく遊んだ。
When I was little, I often played in the nearby river in summer.
幼い頃の写真を見るといつも懐かしい気持ちになる。
Looking at photos from my childhood always makes me feel nostalgic.
彼女は幼い頃から絵を描くのが好きだった。
She liked drawing from a very young age.