infancy

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The state of being an infant
An early stage in the development of, eg, some technology
The state of being a minor
The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking)
{i} babyhood, state or period of being an infant, early childhood
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The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority
Infancy is the period of your life when you are a very young child. the development of the mind from infancy onwards
An early stage in the development of eg, some technology
If something is in its infancy, it is new and has not developed very much. Computing science was still in its infancy. In humans, the period of life between birth and the acquisition of language usually one to two years later. The average newborn infant weighs 7.5 lbs (3.4 kg) and is about 20 in (51 cm) long. At birth, infants display a set of inherited reflexes involving such acts as sucking, blinking, and grasping. They are sensitive to light-dark visual contrasts and movements and show a noticeable preference for gazing at the human face; they also begin to recognize the human voice. By 4 months of age most babies are able to sit up, and most begin crawling in 7-10 months; by 12 months most are able to start walking. Virtually all infants begin to comprehend some words several months before they themselves speak their first meaningful words
The first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art
the earliest state of immaturity
Infancy ranges in age from birth to age 2
the period from the moment of birth to about two years old when the child begins to use words to make sentences
the early stage of growth or development
the earliest state of immaturity the early stage of growth or development
That state of being wherein a person has not yet reached the age of legal majority - in most states an infant is a person who has not yet reached the age of 18, although in some state the age of majority is still 21
The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood
The period of helplessness and dependency in humans and other organisms; in humans, roughly the first 2 years
infanthood
tender age
in its infancy
still in an early stage

Space tourism is still in its infancy.

in his infancy
very young, small baby
in its infancy
in the early stages of development, just beginning
ınfancy
{n} the first part of life or being, an origin
infancy
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