infancy (ˈɪnfənsɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- the state or period of being an infant; childhood
- an early stage of growth or development
- infants collectively
- the period of life prior to attaining legal majority (reached at 21 under common law, at 18 by statute); minority nonage
Quotations
"Heaven lies about us in our infancy"
Usage examples
Remember that then diving techniques were in their infancy.
, A Daystar of Fear (1994)Whatever the judges ' ruling, the babies would still die in infancy.
Spiked (2004)Managing director Ross Lane said the board was considering structural change but the idea was still in its infancy.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)In eight cases the children were either stillborn or died in early infancy.
Sun, News of the World (2001)A sense of oneness is felt throughout the early years of infancy.
, Caring for your Unborn Child (1990)