infancy
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infancy
- /ˈɪnfənsi/
Where it comes from
From Middle English infancie, from Latin īnfantia (“infancy, early childhood; childishness”), equivalent to infant + -cy.
noun infancies
- The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
- The state of being an infant.
- An early stage in the development of anything. Space tourism is still in its infancy.
- The state of being a minor.
Similar: infanthood, babyhood, babyship
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: early childhood, babyhood, baby, infant, childhood, boyhood, child, young, childcare, rookie, initial, stage, onset, debut, inception, nascent
noun
Similar: infanthood, babyhood, babyship
Translations
Every language
noun early state in development
| 中文 | 萌芽階段 /萌芽阶段 méngyá jiēduàn |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Anfangsphase |
noun law: state of being minor
| 中文 | 未成年狀態 /未成年状态 wèichéngnián zhuàngtài |
|---|---|
| Русский | несовершенноле́тие nesoveršennolétije |
noun earliest period of childhood
| 한국어 | 유아기 yuagi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 乳児期 nyūjiki |
| 中文 | 嬰兒期 /婴儿期 yīng'érqī, yīng'érqí, 幼兒期 /幼儿期 yòu'érqī, yòu'érqí, 襁褓期 |
| Deutsch | Säuglingsphase, frühe Kindheit |
| Italiano | prima infanzia |
| Русский | младе́нчество mladénčestvo, ра́ннее де́тство ránneje détstvo |
noun state of being an infant
| 中文 | 嬰兒期 /婴儿期 yīng'érqī |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | frühe Kindheit |
| Русский | младе́нчество mladénčestvo, ра́ннее де́тство ránneje détstvo |
Talk about this word "infancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infancy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. infancy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infancy "infancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infancy.Cite this
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title = {infancy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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