| 释义 |
in·fan·cy
\ˈinfənsē, -si\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin infantia, from infant-, infans infant + -ia -y
1. : the state or period of being an infant : the first part of life : early childhood — called also babyhood
2. : the beginning or early period of existence
< mechanical engineering was then in its infancy — O.S.Nock >
< infancy of a city >
3. : the legal status of an infant or one under age or under the age of twenty-one years : nonage, minority
4. : the initial or very early state (as of a river) in a cycle of erosion |