Infancy Meaning
/ˈɪnfənsi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
nounThe state of being an infant.
Sentence Examples
Space science is still in its infancy.
My infancy was more than happy.
Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The current technology is still in its ____ and has many limitations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The high-tech project is still in its ____, and many more months of hard work are needed.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English infancie, from Latin īnfantia (“infancy, early childhood; childishness”), equivalent to infant + -cy.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It was in November, 1932, in an endeavour to reduce working costs, that the first diesel railcar was introduced, and it was a far-sighted move on the part of Mr. D. N. McClure, for diesel propulsion on railways was then more or less in its infancy."
— 1941 May, Voyageur, “The Clogher Valley Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 195:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The current technology is still in its ____ and has many limitations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The high-tech project is still in its ____, and many more months of hard work are needed.