infancy

CEFRC1

/ˈɪnfənsi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The period when a child is a baby.

  2. 02

    noun

    The early stage of development of something.

Examples

  • Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death.

  • Space science is still in its infancy.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An early stage in the development of anything.

  2. The state of being an infant.

  3. The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).

More examples

In context

  • My infancy was more than happy.

  • Space tourism is still in its infancy.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English infancie, from Latin īnfantia (“infancy, early childhood; childishness”), equivalent to infant + -cy.