infancy

The definition of infancy is the early stage of something, or is the time period when a person is a baby.

(noun)

  1. A company that just started last week is an example of a company in its infancy.
  2. A one month old child is an example of infancy.

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See infancy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. infancies

  1. the state or period of being an infant; babyhood; very early childhood
  2. the beginning or earliest stage of anything
  3. Law the state or period of being a minor; period before the age of legal majority, usually eighteen; minority

Origin: LME < L infantia

See infancy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun 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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