Definitions for infancy
ˈɪn fən siin·fan·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infancy, babyhood, early childhoodnoun

   the early stage of growth or development

2. infancy, babyhoodnoun

   the earliest state of immaturity

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infancynoun

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

2. infancynoun

   The state of being an infant.

3. infancynoun

   An early stage in the development of, eg, some technology.

4. infancynoun

   The state of being a minor.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infancynoun

   Etymology: infantia, Latin.

   1. The first part of life. Usually extended by naturalists to seven years.

   Dare we affirm it was ever his meaning, that unto their salvation, who even from their tender infancy never knew any other faith or religion than only Christian, no kind of teaching can be available, saving that which was so needful for the first universal conversion of Gentiles, hating Christianity? Richard Hooker.

   Pirithous came t' attend
   This worthy Theseus, his familiar friend:
   Their love in early infancy began,
   And rose as childhood ripen'd into man. Dryden.

   The insensible impressions on our tender infancies have very important and lasting consequences. John Locke.

   2. Civil infancy, extended by the English law to one and twenty years.3. First age of any thing; beginning; original; commencement.

   In Spain our springs, like old mens children, be
   Decay'd and wither'd from their infancy. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

   The difference between the riches of Roman citizens in the infancy and in the grandeur of Rome, will appear by comparing the first valuation of estates with the estates afterwards possessed. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

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1. infancy

   Infancy is the period of early childhood development that starts from birth and typically lasts until the age of 2. It is characterized by rapid physical growth, cognitive development and learning through interaction with the environment. It is also the stage when fundamental abilities, such as motor skills, language acquisition, and sensory development begin to emerge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infancynoun

   the state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood

2. Infancynoun

   the first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art

3. Infancynoun

   the state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority

4. Etymology: [L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See Infant.]

Matched Categories

1. • Immaturity

How to pronounce infancy?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of infancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of infancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of infancy in a Sentence

1. Reinout Schakel:

   The market is in its infancy. I think there's a huge opportunity.

2. John Adams:

   It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer their minds to grovel and creep in infancy, they will grovel all their lives.

3. Simon Chilvers:

   The buzz around the new generation New York men's fashion scene is still relatively in its infancy.

4. Dan Barouch:

   All HIV cure approaches in general are in their infancy.

5. Colin Kennedy:

   There is a sensitive period in early infancy when if the brain receives the right input, language will develop in a way that it rarely does if the right input is not received until later in life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=infancy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Infancy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=infancy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infancy