'Infancy' definitions:

Definition of 'infancy'

From: WordNet
noun
The early stage of growth or development [syn: infancy, babyhood, early childhood]
noun
The earliest state of immaturity [syn: infancy, babyhood]

Definition of 'Infancy'

From: GCIDE
  • Infancy \In"fan*cy\, n. [L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See Infant.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood. [1913 Webster]
  • The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Their love in early infancy began. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art. [1913 Webster]
  • The infancy and the grandeur of Rome. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority. [1913 Webster]