Infancy
1infancy — in·fan·cy / in fən sē/ n pl cies 1: the legal status of an infant: minority 2: the affirmative defense of lacking legal capacity (as to make a contract or commit a crime) because of being too young and esp. because one s age is below an age set… …
2infancy — infancy, infant development Derived from the Latin word infans, meaning ‘unable to speak’, infancy is the earliest period in the human life span, usually taken to extend from birth through to the end of the first year. In demography, for example …
3Infancy — In fan*cy, n. [L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See {Infant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood. [1913 Webster] The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. Milton. [1913 Webster] Their love… …
4infancy — infancy, minority, nonage denote the state or period of being under the age established by law for the attainment of one s full civil rights and independence of guardianship. Infancy is seldom used in this denotation outside of legal documents… …
5infancy — (n.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. enfaunce and directly from L. infantia early childhood, lit. inability to speak, from infantem (see INFANT (Cf. infant)) …
6infancy — ► NOUN 1) the state or period of early childhood or babyhood. 2) the early stage in the development or growth of something …
7infancy — [in′fən sē] n. pl. infancies [LME < L infantia] 1. the state or period of being an infant; babyhood; very early childhood 2. the beginning or earliest stage of anything 3. Law the state or period of being a minor; period before the age of… …
8infancy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ The vaccination is given in early infancy. VERB + INFANCY ▪ survive, survive beyond ▪ Their first child did not survive infancy …
9infancy — /in feuhn see/, n., pl. infancies. 1. the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood. 2. the corresponding period in the existence of anything; very early stage: Space science… …
10infancy — [[t]ɪ̱nfənsi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu poss N, prep N Infancy is the period of your life when you are a very young child. ...minute details of Deborah s infancy. ...the development of the mind from infancy onwards. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu in poss N If… …
11infancy — n. first stage in one s infancy (the industry was still in its infancy) * * * [ ɪnfənsɪ] [ first stage ] in one s infancy (the industry was still in its infancy) …
12infancy — in|fan|cy [ˈınfənsi] n [U] 1.) the period of a child s life before they can walk or talk in infancy ▪ In the past, many children died in infancy. 2.) the time when something is just starting to be developed ▪ The research stretched from the… …
13infancy — in|fan|cy [ ınfənsi ] noun uncount the time when you are a baby or a very young child: Their first child died in infancy. in its infancy something that is in its infancy has only just started to develop: Tourism on the island is still very much… …
14infancy — noun (singular, uncountable) 1 the period of a child s life before it can walk or talk: She had five children, but four of them died in infancy. 2 in its infancy something that is in its infancy is just starting to be developed: Agricultural… …
15infancy — noun 1) his twin died in infancy Syn: babyhood, early childhood 2) music video was in its infancy Syn: beginnings, early days, early stages; seeds, roots; start, commencement, rise, emergence …
16infancy — UK [ˈɪnfənsɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the time when you are a baby or a very young child Their first child died in infancy. • in its infancy …
17infancy — [ˈɪnfənsi] noun [U] the time when you are a very young child • in its infancy something that is in its infancy has only just started to exist[/ex] …
18infancy — Synonyms and related words: babyhood, beginnings, birth, callowness, childhood, commencement, cradle, dawn, dewiness, disability, disablement, disqualification, early, emergence, freshman year, freshness, genesis, greenness, imbecility,… …
19infancy — in•fan•cy [[t]ˈɪn fən si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood; babyhood 2) the corresponding period in the existence of anything; very early stage: Space science is in its infancy[/ex] 3) infants… …
20infancy — /ˈɪnfənsi/ (say infuhnsee) noun (plural infancies) 1. the state or period of being an infant; babyhood; early childhood. 2. the corresponding period in the existence of anything: the infancy of the world. 3. infants collectively. 4. Law the… …
