infancy
English
/ˈɪnfənsi/
noun
Definitions
- The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
- The state of being an infant.
- (figurative) An early stage in the development of anything.
- (law) The state of being a minor.
Etymology
Derived from Latin īnfantia (infancy, early childhood, childishness) suffix from English infant.
Origin
English
infant
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Cognates and derived terms
- infant English
- infantcare English
- infanthood English
- infanticide English
- infantize English
- infantlike English
- infantly English
- infantocracy English
- infantometer English
- infantophile English
- infantophilia English
- infantophobe English
- infantophobia English
- infantorium English
- infantwear English
- noninfant English
- īnfantia Latin
- infanzia Italian
- infante Middle English