What does INFANCY mean?
Definitions for INFANCY
ˈɪn fən siin·fan·cy
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Princeton's WordNet
infancy, babyhood, early childhoodnoun
the early stage of growth or development
infancy, babyhoodnoun
the earliest state of immaturity
Wiktionary
infancynoun
The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
infancynoun
The state of being an infant.
infancynoun
An early stage in the development of, eg, some technology.
infancynoun
The state of being a minor.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Infancynoun
Etymology: infantia, Latin.
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.
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.
Webster Dictionary
Infancynoun
the state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood
Infancynoun
the first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art
Infancynoun
the state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority
Etymology: [L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See Infant.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of INFANCY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of INFANCY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of INFANCY in a Sentence
Man lowers his head and lunges into civilization, forgetting the days of his infancy when he sought truth in a snowflake or a stick. Man forgets the wisdom of the child.
This business is still in its infancy. It's like investing in alcohol post-Prohibition. There will be tons of growth, but there are going to be home runs and there will be lots of strikeouts.
Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.
The buzz around the new generation New York men's fashion scene is still relatively in its infancy.
Still humanity is in her infancy, so often we engage in fighting to destroy ourselves.
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