infancy

«infancy» in Mova's school dictionary: the time when someone is a baby or very young child — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (infancy, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Infancy is the time when someone is a baby or very young child. tree →

2) Infancy also means the very early stage of something new, like an idea or invention. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons, infancy is the first stage of human life, roughly the first year or two, when babies grow very fast. In history, «died in infancy» means died as a baby, which was common in the past. In technology and news, «space travel is still in its infancy» means it has only just begun.

examples

• Many children died in infancy in the 1800s. tree →
• During infancy, babies learn to smile, sit and crawl. tree →
• The internet was in its infancy when Mum was a child. tree →
• His love of drawing started in infancy. tree →
• The project is still in its infancy. tree →
• Vaccines protect babies during infancy. tree →
• "Ever since my infancy, I have dwelt in the cave of Chiron the Centaur. tree →

note

Uncountable. Related to «infant» (a baby). In law, «infancy» can mean being under 18 in some countries, but in everyday English it means babyhood.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «infancy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.