infancy

Noun

Meaning

The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood.

The first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art.

The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority.

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Adèle and Victor Hugo had their first child, Léopold main, in 1823, but the boy died in infancy. Source: Internet

American-made pocket watches before 1950 made the railroads run on time during the transportation medium’s infancy and were used to time bomber runs during World War II. Source: Internet

Although there is a correlation between antibiotic use in early life and obesity, the effect of antibiotics on obesity in humans needs to be weighed against the beneficial effects of clinically indicated treatment with antibiotics in infancy. Source: Internet

Alcott believed that early education must draw out "unpremeditated thoughts and feelings of the child" and emphasized that infancy should primarily focus on enjoyment. Source: Internet

Although interferometry was still in its infancy, the experiment proved a success. Source: Internet

Although turnpiking did result in some improvement to each highway, the technologies used to deal with geological features, drainage, and the effects of weather, were all in their infancy. Source: Internet

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