ALL meanings of infancy
in·fan·cy
I i - noun plural infancy the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood. 1
- noun plural infancy the corresponding period in the existence of anything; very early stage: Space science is in its infancy. 1
- noun plural infancy infants collectively. 1
- noun plural infancy Law. the period of life to the age of majority, 21 years at common law but now usually 18; minority; nonage. 1
- noun infancy person: early childhood 1
- noun infancy early stages 1
- noun infancy The state or period of early childhood or babyhood. 1
- uncountable noun infancy Infancy is the period of your life when you are a very young child. 0
- uncountable noun infancy If something is in its infancy, it is new and has not developed very much. 0
- noun infancy the state or period of being an infant; childhood 0
- noun infancy an early stage of growth or development 0
- noun infancy infants collectively 0
- noun infancy the period of life prior to attaining legal majority (reached at 21 under common law, at 18 by statute); minority nonage 0
- noun infancy the state or period of being an infant; babyhood; very early childhood 0
- noun infancy the beginning or earliest stage of anything 0
- noun infancy the state or period of being a minor; period before the age of legal majority, usually eighteen; minority 0
- noun infancy The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking). 0
- noun infancy The state of being an infant. 0
- noun infancy An early stage in the development of, eg, some technology. 0
- noun infancy (law) The state of being a minor. 0