Infancy

  • 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) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 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… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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 …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 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 …

    English dictionary

  • 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] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 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,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 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… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 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… …