infancy C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈɪnfənsi/ See IPA manual Freq #28632 Meanings 1 noun the earliest period of childhood The illness began in infancy. 2 noun the earliest stage of development The technology is still in its infancy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the earliest period of... babyhoodchildhood 2 noun · the earliest stage of... beginningsoutset ↔ Opposites maturityadulthood Word family Related forms infantinfantile Etymology From Middle English infancie, from Latin infantia, from infans, 'infant'. infancie Middle English īnfantia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # infancy **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪnfənsi/ **Frequency rank:** 28632 ## Meanings 1. the earliest period of childhood 2. the earliest stage of development ## Examples - The illness began in infancy. - The technology is still in its infancy. ## Synonyms - babyhood - beginnings - childhood ## Antonyms - maturity - adulthood ## Related Forms - infant - infantile ## Roots and Affixes - Root: infancie - Root: īnfantia ## Etymology From Middle English infancie, from Latin infantia, from infans, 'infant'. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown