Definitions for: Infancy


[n] the earliest state of immaturity
[n] the early stage of growth or development



Webster (1913) Definition: In"fan*cy, n. [L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See
Infant.]
1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of
life; early childhood.

The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. --Milton.

Their love in early infancy began. --Dryden.

2. The first age of anything; the beginning or early period
of existence; as, the infancy of an art.

The infancy and the grandeur of Rome. --Arbuthnot.

3. (Law) The state or condition of one under age, or under
the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority.

Synonyms: babyhood, babyhood, early childhood

See Also: immatureness, immaturity, oral phase, oral stage, time of life

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