English noun: infancy | |||
| 1. | infancy (time) the early stage of growth or development | ||
| Synonyms | babyhood, early childhood | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | time of life | ||
| Part holonym | oral phase, oral stage | ||
| 2. | infancy (state) the earliest state of immaturity | ||
| Synonyms | babyhood | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | immatureness, immaturity | ||