English Explanatory Dictionary

infancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnfənsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infancy.wav

Word forms

infancy infancies

Etymology

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

Synonyms

infanthood babyhood babyship

Derived words

infancy gospel severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 萌芽階段 /萌芽阶段 Chinese Mandarin: 未成年狀態 /未成年状态 Finnish: alkuvaihe Finnish: alaikäisyys German: Anfangsphase Northern Kurdish: dergûşî Polish: stadium początkowe Polish: niepełnoletność Bulgarian: непълноле́тие Persian: صغیر Russian: несовершенноле́тие
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