infancy

in·fan·cy  (nfn-s)

n. pl. in·fan·cies

1. The earliest period of childhood, especially before the ability to walk has been acquired.

2. The state of being an infant.

3. An early stage of existence: Space exploration is still in its infancy.

4. Law The state or period of being a minor.

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infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ]

n pl -cies

1. the state or period of being an infant; childhood

2. an early stage of growth or development

3. infants collectively

4. (Law) the period of life prior to attaining legal majority (reached at 21 under common law, at 18 by statute); minority nonage

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	infancy - the early stage of growth or development babyhood, early childhood time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state oral phase, oral stage - (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
	2.	infancy - the earliest state of immaturity babyhood immatureness, immaturity - not having reached maturity

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infancy

noun

1. early childhood, babyhood the development of the mind from infancy onwards

2. beginnings, start, birth, roots, seeds, origins, dawn, early stages, emergence, outset, cradle, inception the infancy of the electronic revolution
beginnings end, close, death, finish, conclusion, termination, expiration

Quotations
"Heaven lies about us in our infancy" [William Wordsworth Intimations of Immortality]

Translations

infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ] N

1. (= childhood) → infancia f, niñez f (Jur) → minoría f de edad
from infancy → desde niño, desde muy pequeño

2. (fig) (= early stage) → infancia f
the project is still in its infancy → el proyecto está todavía en mantillas

infancy [ˈɪnfənsi] n

[person] → bas âge m
to die in infancy → mourir en bas âge

to be in its infancy [research, organization] → être à ses balbutiements

infancy

n → frühe Kindheit, Kindesalter nt; (Jur) → Minderjährigkeit f; (fig) → Anfangsstadium nt; in early infancy → in frühester Kindheit; when radio was still in its infancy → als das Radio noch in den Kinderschuhen steckte; data processing is no longer in its infancy → die Datenverarbeitung steckt nicht mehr in den Kinderschuhen or ist den Kinderschuhen entwachsen

infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ] n (childhood) → infanzia (Law) → minore età f inv
in its infancy (fig) (early stage) → ai primi passi

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infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ] n (childhood) → infanzia (Law) → minore età f inv
in its infancy (fig) (early stage) → ai primi passi