infancy
the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
the corresponding period in the existence of anything; very early stage: Space science is in its infancy.
infants collectively.
Law. the period of life to the age of majority, 21 years at common law but now usually 18; minority; nonage.
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How to use infancy in a sentence
It’s easy to take for granted now that very few babies in rich countries die of disease in infancy, that most infectious diseases are treatable, and that there are vaccines available when we need them.
Smallpox used to kill millions of people every year. Here’s how humans beat it. | Kelsey Piper | February 5, 2021 | VoxIn the large-scale structure of the universe, theorists see signs of an explosive growth spurt during the cosmos’s infancy.
Physicists Study How Universes Might Bubble Up and Collide | Charlie Wood | January 25, 2021 | Quanta MagazineAt first, when online ordering was in its infancy, these services were a boon.
Lab-grown meat is still in its infancy, and lab-grown plant material is even more nascent.
MIT develops method for lab-grown plants that eventually lead to alternatives to forestry and farming | Darrell Etherington | January 20, 2021 | TechCrunchIt is like watching someone rapidly rewind into infancy, decades of experience and knowledge eroding over the course of a final 10 years or so.
There was no YouTube or social media; the Internet was in its infancy.
The nuclear metamorphosized giant monster genre was in its infancy when Godzilla was first born.
A Comprehensive History of Toho’s Original Kaiju (and Atomic Allegory) Godzilla | Rich Goldstein | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs for social mobility, Tocqueville wrote at a time when American industry was in its infancy.
I was a young reporter in the city and covered this controversy in its infancy.
The Grotesque Ban On Gays In New York’s St Patrick’s Day Parade | Michael Tomasky | March 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, Kuniak is hopeful for the future, stating this type of therapy is still “in its infancy.”
The Rise of Superhero Therapy: Comic Books as Psychological Treatment | Alex Suskind | February 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy its operation Gordon Wright, the most sensible man of our acquaintance, is reduced to the level of infancy!
Confidence | Henry JamesThe period of infancy is fixed by law, and is therefore a conventional, yet needful regulation.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIn most states infancy ends at the age of twenty-one, though some states fix a younger period, eighteen for women.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesFrom our earliest infancy he inspired us, not so much with love as with respect and adoration.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyIf nothing is done during infancy inaction operates generally as an affirmation.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for infancy
/ (ˈɪnfənsɪ) /
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
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