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infancy

/ˈɪnfənsi/noun3 syllables

Infancy means: the early stage of growth or development.

Synonyms for infancy4

noun, as in the early stage of growth or development

babyhood, early childhood

noun, as in the earliest state of immaturity

babyhood

also used for infancy

infanthood, babyship

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What does infancy mean?2

noun

1

the early stage of growth or development

2

the earliest state of immaturity

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Infancy in a sentence

  • Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death.Adelpa
  • From infancy to manhood is rather a tedious period.shekitten
  • Space science is still in its infancy.shekitten
  • My infancy was more than happy.GPHemsley
  • Our project is still in its infancy.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of infancy

as a noun

plural
infancies