Meaning of infancy | Babel Free
ˈɪnfənsiDefinitions
- The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking)
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The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking). countable, uncountable
- The state of being an infant
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The state of being an infant. countable, uncountable
- An early stage in the development of anything
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An early stage in the development of anything. countable, figuratively, uncountable
- The state of being a minor
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The state of being a minor. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
العربية
الطّفولة
Ελληνικά
σπάργανα
Español
infancia
עברית
ינקות
Italiano
prima infanzia
한국어
유아기
Latina
infantia
Polski
niemowlęctwo
Examples
“Space tourism is still in its infancy.”
“It was in November, 1932, in an endeavour to reduce working costs, that the first diesel railcar was introduced, and it was a far-sighted move on the part of Mr. D. N. McClure, for diesel propulsion on railways was then more or less in its infancy.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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