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Child, Childhood Dream Meaning

Symbol: The child is a symbol of receiving unconditionally.

Vision: Watching healthy children at play: success and good times. Crying, screaming, and sick children, children that are falling down or undernourished, are all a sign of worries ahead. Giving birth to a child: a new job is opening up.

If the child is being baptized: you are returning to your religious faith. Seeing a sleeping child: your future will be free of worries. When a child appears in a woman’s dream, it usually means that she wants a child.

The dream may also indicate that new plans, your job, or other changes are emotionally taxing.

If the child appears time and time again, think about making some changes.

Depth Psychology: The child represents actual conflict situations that have become burdensome, and you are looking for a solution, a way out. This dream also means you want to “start over again” or avoid making a decision by going back home (being protected as a child). Dreams about childhood are usually an indication that you are trying to avoid responsibilities; but they may also be an expression of child-like character traits, or your dependency on others! If you dream about children frequently, make an appointment with a psychotherapist soon. [1]

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  1. Dreamers Dictionary by Garuda [Back to dream]

What does Child, Childhood mean in a dream?


Symbol: The child is a symbol of receiving unconditionally.Vision: Watching healthy children at play: success and good times. Crying, screaming, and sick children, children that are falling down or undernourished,...

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Some people have reoccurring dreams about a small child, while others, from time to time, dream about unfamiliar children.The child in your dream could represent your inner self, or the...

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If you dream of being a child again, or if you dream of items from your childhood, this signifies that you will not be able to regain lost opportunities, even...

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One of the most common dreams of early childhood is that there is something scary in the bedroom: a monster in the wardrobe or aliens in the corner of the...

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Research has shown that sensitive or gifted children tend to be more prone to dreams and nightmares. Dreams in childhood often mirror the stress and confusion that is associated with...

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Another very common childhood dream is of a toy or other harmless object, such as a book or pencil, that suddenly becomes menacing. Again such dreams can reflect tensions about...

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Monster dreams in childhood reflect dramatically frightening things that have disturbed a child, in particular how frightening it can be for a child when the people they love and trust...

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A child or the idea of children.Your childhood or your inner child.Playfulness, or a desire to be more playful.A specific toy you had in the past might indicate the time...

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(1) Many dreams repeat or allude to childhood experiences and impressions. Nearly all such dreams have a therapeutic purpose, giving us a clearer view of ourselves, perhaps showing us some...

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Indulging in sweets. In general, the time for sweets is in childhood, but you are still enjoying sweets. Are you longing for your childhood? Do you wish to have the...

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Fun, playfulness, or spontaneity.Lightness.Your inner child (or someone else’s).Childhood.Femininity, or stereotypical feminine qualities.See Color, Red

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The child within, days gone by and memories.Children are under the care of an adult.Generally you are both child and adult, but not always.When shown a particular adult with a...

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If known: what you feel about that boy, but referring to oneself, i.e. one might think the child cautious and anxious, so it depicts one’s own childhood feelings of caution...

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Vision: Seeing a child’s hoop: you are longing for the carefree games of your childhood.If the hoop is large: nurture new relationships in your life. Depth Psychology: See Circle, Ring.

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1. Being a baby in a dream or child left alone or abandoned represents a feeling of and Neglected in the natural. May also represents difficult childhood Memories. Psalm 27:10...

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Generally, toys indicate a hearkening back to childhood.The dreamer may be searching for the comfort and security that comes with being a child. Perhaps the dreamer is working too hard...

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1. The desire to have a child.2. Creative potential.3. Sexuality. Broken eggs reflect one’s fragile state, feeling vulnerable. Colored eggs call one back to childhood.6. A cracked egg indicates failure...

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Dreams about activities and environments associated with childhood can be either motivating or discouraging, depending on the details of your dream and how you felt. For example, if you had...

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See Child.A dream known to be good, good news, success, and advancement.A wish is fulfilled, a childhood wish. Or, it may suggest that the dreamer is childish and immature, wanting...

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An orphanage in dream indicates a home for abandoned feelings. Past memories may be causing you underlying stress, in particular memories from your childhood. You may need to give extra...

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Emotional hunger, experiencing childhood long­ings, dependence or feelings. Being sucked at: if other than child-parent relationship, feeling one s energy drained; having a sense of another person, or an aspect...

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Female child part of self; usually the younger the child the more sensitive. May mean relax and play more, get in touch with your child. Girlish attitudes.See Female.

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To dream of a jellybean symbolizes happiness.The bright colors of a jellybean are joyful, they remind us of childhood. Eating a jellybean in a dream may symbolize a reconnection with...

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1. Childhood issues;2. Memories of the past;3. Preparation for motherhood;4. Childhood desire; Phil. 3:13; Ruth 4:16; Luke 2:49.

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Return to mother, longing for one’s childhood, or fears from childhood.

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Dreams of a jockey represent harnessing and focusing the energy, power and passion of your animal instincts toward a particular goal. Also, because jockeys are usually horizontally challenged, they can...

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A dream of contrary.If you were adopted yourself, expect an appeal for help from some unanticipated quarter (probably a relative). However if you did the adopting, your year ahead will...

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Dreams of suffocation or being crushed often relate to your feelings concerning separation and attachment in waking life, and as such, point to experiences of childhood and family. Such dreams...

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Strong bonding to the mother, regression, food, symbol of the female.If the dreamer is a man: passion, patience, true friendship. Rest and healing, as in Breast. Often the task is...

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Anger from childhood hurts; sometimes the inabil­ity to face the real emotional pain of one’s own hurts as a child; lack of real sexual satisfaction, perhaps because of lack of...

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The orphan is a symbol of an unwanted, unloved child, one who is needy, misunderstood, and abused by strict, un-nurturing people who exert merciless control and authority.This symbol may represent...

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Whilst pregnant women often dream about giving birth in anticipation of the upcoming event, dreams of giving birth typically have very little connection with the biological process of reproduction and...

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On one hand, a well-known symbol for security, protection, and home, as in Family and Anchor. On the other hand, it often points to restriction and confinement, as in Cage,...

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If your childhood home or a home from the past continually features in your dreams, this does not necessarily mean you are stuck in the past or long to return...

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Vision: Dreaming about your mother means either a bad con- scicncc or the need for emotional support and a sign of good things to come. But the dream can also...

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Poet William Blake stated that “progress is the punishment of God.” The life’s path is a personal experience that often involves gradual loss of childhood’s values. Age-related dreams can have...

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1. Represents your life;2. Your church life;3. Your spiritual condition;4. Old House; childhood home issues from your childhood, family of origin issue; Luke 11:24

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Thighs relate to childhood issues. Fat thighs may indicate having had to protect yourself dunng childhood from the pain of abuse.

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Material aspects: Everyone has a basic need to belong and often we are conscious in dreams of finding our particular place. It manifests itself in dreams as a place where...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: To be angry enough to kill suggests that we are still holding some kind of childhood anger, since it is quite natural for a child to...

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To dream that you are in an old hackney carriage or hack indicates a possible journey to a place in your childhood. It may be that an emotional memory from...

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One’s childhood; quiet homely feelings, rural or un­sophisticated in a business or commercial sense; past values. Village of one’s birth, childhood or home: the values and attitudes which prevailed at...

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Frequently the “great” parent or parents, ancestors, etc. Memories from childhood situations, because, from the perspective of small children, their parents seem very large.The image points to inherited or early...

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This archetypal character connects to the innocent belief in the magical power of love. Christmas comes with the winter solstice, the time when the days are shortest in the Northern...

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An ability being used; what one is ‘carrying’ in life, such as carrying a grudge. Being carried: a desire to drop responsibility; a return to childhood relationship. Carrying a person:...

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When children begin school they often dream of wild animals attacking, such as lions, bulls, alligators and bears. Wild animals tend to reflect a person or situation that is upsetting...

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1. Aspects of the personality.2. Happy news, welcome news.3. Regression or childishness (childhood friend).4. Difficulty let­ ting go of the past (childhood friend).

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(1) A lamb may symbolize vulnerability and dependence - the child in you, that needs your love.See also Child, sections (2) and (5).(2) It may symbolize innocence - the beauty...

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To dream of a sleeping baby or small child means you have a shy; trusting nature.A baby crawling about means you will need to think quickly and make quick decisions.A...

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Fear of failure can often originate in childhood and stem from fears of abandonment, so dreaming you are a child sitting for an examination or revising for a test and...

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(1) If in a dream you are seduced, it may be a reliving of an actual seduction, perhaps in childhood. Otherwise, it might express a desire for sex. In a...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Dreaming of our parents’ funeral indicates a move towards independence, or of letting go of the past, which may be painful. We may need to let...

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A teddy bear was part of many people’s childhood experience, so in a dream it could simply be a symbol of some aspect of one’s childhood.A teddy bear can also...

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It is during childhood that we learn many of the fundamental rules and responsibilities of life. It is also the time when we develop our personalities and become increasingly socialized....

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All people in your dreams are reflections of your personality. At the heart of this symbol, children represent innocence. However, the behavior and actions of the children may affect how...

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Plucking petals from a daisy may indicate being undecided or unsure of something. It can also indicate a need to lighten up, or it may be slang for a homosexual...

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In real life, it represents the opposite of what is seen in a dream. It means rejoicing, reunions, pleasures and respect. Sometimes it is also interpreted to portray an intention...

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Triangle; mother, father, child, synthesis; creativity— the child springing from the two opposites—therefore some­times represents the solution to opposition Confronting three people, out with two others: facing collective will of...

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lucky numbers: 05-10-11-12-27-42child with her: a mother wil have another child. doctor, with a: misery is abating as healing is in progress. hiring a: need to be cared for on...

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To see your adopted child, or parent, in your dreams, indicates that you will amass fortune through the schemes and speculations of strangers.To dream that you or others are adopting...

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It bodes no good to dream of being beaten by an angry person; family jars and discord are signified.To beat a child, ungenerous advantage is taken by you of another;...

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lucky numbers: 24-32-37-40-41-49date, a: are causing another a disappointment in love. elders, your: the source of your feeling abandoned is your rejection of your roots. forgotten, being: sense a wel...

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Dreams of an Indigo child are about your connection with your interdimensional power, talent and wisdom, while maintaining your innocence. Your subconscious mind is giving you the message that you...

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Dreams of a jungle gym symbolize freedom, play, and that you would be wise to allow your inner child to go wild. Because, when you do, your inner child will...

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When your dreaming mind conjures up fantasy images, you are being powerfully influenced by unconscious forces.According to Freud, fantasies develop in childhood in response to sexual desire and aggressive impulses....

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interpreted upon 10 sides: sovereign or minister or king’s drinking companion or leader, or an honourable person or young girl or boy or vain matter, or ruler or corruptive scholar,...

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One of the first staples of childhood comfort, a stuffed animal is primarily a symbol for affection and warmth. Your personal relationships with stuffed animals from your childhood should feature...

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(zool.) By God’s leave, a bat was one of the many signs of God’s prophet Jesus son of Marry, upon both of them be peace. In a dream, a bat...

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To dream of going back to kindergarten indicates a need to reconnect with your inner child.To dream of being afraid in kindergarten indicates that your inner child may need to...

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You may have a dream in which you are a child again and are being left at school, in a shop, in the street or park by your mother and...

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(Accursed, Disobedient, Disrespectful, Rebellious, Undutiful) To see a recalcitrant child who stubbornly refuses to obey his parents in a dream means committing a major sin, such as associating partners to...

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When you dream of these it shows that you think more of love then you do of fortune and will spend all to capture the object of your affections.If you...

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