infancy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: infancy	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
infancy n the early stage of growth or development [syn: infancy, babyhood, early childhood] the earliest state of immaturity Synonym(s): infancy, babyhood
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Infancy \In"fancy\, 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.