Found 2 items, similar to infancy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: infancy infancy n 1: the early stage of growth or development [syn: babyhood, early childhood ] 2: the earliest state of immaturity [syn: babyhood]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Infancy Infancy \In"fan*cy\, n. [L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See Infant.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood. [1913 Webster] The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Their love in early infancy began. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art. [1913 Webster] The infancy and the grandeur of Rome. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority. [1913 Webster]