babyhood C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈbeɪbiˌhʊd/ UK /ˈbeɪbihʊd/ See IPA manual Freq #258390 Meanings 1 noun the period of a person's life when they are a baby; infancy The family album followed her from babyhood through her first years at school. 2 noun the earliest stage in the development of something The technology was still in its babyhood when the first trials began. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the period of a person's... infancy 2 noun · the earliest stage in the... infancybeginnings ↔ Opposites adulthoodmaturity Word family Related forms babychildhoodinfancy Etymology Formed from baby + -hood. The suffix descends from Old English hād, 'state, condition, or rank,' and makes babyhood literally the state or period of being a baby. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # babyhood **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbeɪbiˌhʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbeɪbihʊd/ **Frequency rank:** 258390 ## Meanings 1. the period of a person's life when they are a baby; infancy 2. the earliest stage in the development of something ## Examples - The family album followed her from babyhood through her first years at school. - The technology was still in its babyhood when the first trials began. ## Synonyms - infancy - beginnings ## Antonyms - adulthood - maturity ## Related Forms - baby - childhood - infancy ## Etymology Formed from baby + -hood. The suffix descends from Old English hād, 'state, condition, or rank,' and makes babyhood literally the state or period of being a baby. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown