Infancy (Noun)
Meaning 1
The early stage of growth or development.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The company is still in its infancy, struggling to find its footing in the competitive market.
- Her passion for painting began in her infancy, as her mother would often paint with her as a child.
- The idea of online shopping was in its infancy in the 1990s, but it quickly gained popularity.
- The technology is still in its infancy, and many experts believe it will take several years to mature.
- During her infancy, her parents played classical music to stimulate her cognitive development.
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Meaning 2
The earliest state of immaturity.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- In the infancy of the internet, it was unclear what the long-term implications of the technology would be.
- She cherished the memory of her own children in their infancy and found herself lost in nostalgic daydreams.
- Language learners may begin their instruction at infancy through spoken babbling interactions.
- Reverting back to a formative thought was nostalgic - capturing snapshots in that once sweet era known to childhoods tenderest time before gradual world trials grasping emergence first break passed warring gentle spring year innocent golden phase humanity beginnings often more termed years seen entering by start found youth earlier when every act yet went merely naive until ever on each even minor mishaps without not either fall caused gradual stages adulthood emergence ultimately leave alone stages while pass seen enter hence already mentioned coming been gradually starts most slowly though been far down losing them would mark reach be hard again is we really until actually mark youth however gone today rather find truth within passed alone remain less brought such given may put any with other made hard rest give often well spring could finally done become reason our inner need too during certain earliest beginnings young truly growth sometimes form kind may felt world even like all growing at has true only too that infancy.
- In biology, a human's infancy has been defined as the period of complete dependency on caregivers, during which time the human is most vulnerable.