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infancy

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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.

infancy
Noun
pl -cies
1. the state or period of being an infant
2. an early stage of growth or development: virtual reality is in its infancy
3. Law the state or period of being a minor
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.infancy - the early stage of growth or development
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
immatureness, immaturity - not having reached maturity

infancy
noun 1. early childhood, babyhood
noun 2. beginnings, start, birth, roots, seeds, origins, dawn, early stages, emergence, outset, cradle, inception << OPPOSITE end
Translations

infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ] ninfancia
infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ] npetite enfance, bas âge (fig); enfance, débuts mpl
infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ] nfrühe Kindheit f;
(of movement, firm) → Anfangsstadium nt
infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ] ninfanzia

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No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
It will end in our going to the New World, and trying Society in its infancy, among the forests and the plains.
They swim from their infancy like frogs, and are able to continue long under water, where they often take fish, which the females carry home to their young.
 
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