infancy
/ˈɪnfənsi/ noun C1- The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
- The state of being an infant.
- An early stage in the development of anything. · Space tourism is still in its infancy.
- The state of being a minor.
Plural infancies
From the library
It was pretty interesting to imagine things about them--to imagine that perhaps the girl who sat next to you was really the daughter of a belted earl, who had been stolen away from her parents in her infancy by a cruel nurse who died before she could confess.
From their infancy, they have been intended for each other.
You could not have met with a person more capable of giving you certain information on that head than myself--for I have been connected with his family, in a particular manner, from my infancy.”
“‘Stolen away in his infancy, either by an enemy of his noble family or by the gypsies.’”
Learn infancy in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.