愛あい盛ざかり

noun

age when a child is most adorable

Archaic noun referring to the period in childhood when a child is considered especially lovable or endearing. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or literary contexts.

• 昔むかしの人ひとは、子こ供どもの愛あい盛ざかりを過すぎると寂さびしく感かんじたという。

  People in the past are said to have felt lonely once their child passed the most adorable age.