Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).

    Säuglingsphase, frühe Kindheit

    младе́нчествоmladénčestvo, ра́ннее де́тствоránneje détstvo

  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being an infant.

    frühe Kindheit, Anfangsphase

    младе́нчествоmladénčestvo, ра́ннее де́тствоránneje détstvo

    the earliest state of immaturity

  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)An early stage in the development of anything.

    Space tourism is still in its infancy.

    the early stage of growth or development

  4. (countable, uncountable)The state of being a minor.

    несовершенноле́тиеnesoveršennolétije

Examples

7 sentences
  1. My infancy was more than happy.

    ruМоё раннее детство было более чем счастливым. — Selena777

    deMeine Kindheit war mehr als glücklich. — makija

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  2. Space science is still in its infancy.

    deDie Weltraumforschung steckt noch in den Kinderschuhen. — samueldora

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  3. Our project is still in its infancy.

    deUnser Projekt steckt noch in der Anfangsphase. — raggione

  4. From infancy to manhood is rather a tedious period.

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

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
earliest period of childhood:
law: state of being minor:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
earliest period of childhood:
early state in development:

Origin

From Middle English infancie, from Latin īnfantia (“infancy, early childhood; childishness

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

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Forms

plural: infancies
Singularinfancy
Pluralinfancies

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedinfant

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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