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infancy

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfənsi/

The English word “infancy” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
  2. The state of being an infant.
  3. An early stage in the development of anything.
  4. The state of being a minor.

Etymology

From Middle English infancie, from Latin īnfantia (“infancy, early childhood; childishness”), equivalent to infant + -cy.

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