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
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