Examples of infancy in a Sentence
She was often sick during her infancy.
a skill developed in infancy
She has been a member of the church since its infancy.
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Tauber then became Anonymous Content’s president and chief operating officer in the company’s infancy before moving to 20th Century Fox as worldwide executive vice president of acquisitions and co-productions and later ending up at SKE.
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Tinder was still in its infancy, a paltry 11 percent of Americans had tried online dating, and the idea of falling for an artificial intelligence companion would have been seen as weird, sad or some combination of the two.
—Gina Cherelus, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Researchers from the 2010 study looked at a dataset that included 350 men who provided information during the pre-conception and postnatal follow-up period, as well as 427 men who contributed data during a follow-up period after infancy.
—Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 9 Jan. 2025
While Southern Spirit is still in its infancy, the private developer, Pattern Energy, projects construction start for 2028 and service beginning as early as 2031.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Tinder was still in its infancy, a paltry 11 percent of Americans had tried online dating, and the idea of falling for an artificial intelligence companion would have been seen as weird, sad or some combination of the two.
—Gina Cherelus, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Researchers from the 2010 study looked at a dataset that included 350 men who provided information during the pre-conception and postnatal follow-up period, as well as 427 men who contributed data during a follow-up period after infancy.
—Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 9 Jan. 2025
While Southern Spirit is still in its infancy, the private developer, Pattern Energy, projects construction start for 2028 and service beginning as early as 2031.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infancy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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infancy
noun
in·fan·cy
ˈin-fən-sē 
plural infancies
1
: early childhood
2
: a beginning or early period of existence
Medical Definition
infancy
noun
in·fan·cy
ˈin-fən-sē
plural infancies
1
: early childhood
2
: the legal status of an infant
Legal Definition
infancy
noun
in·fan·cy
ˈin-fən-sē
plural infancies
1
: the legal status of an infant : minority
2
: the affirmative defense of lacking legal capacity (as to make a contract or commit a crime) because of being too young and especially because one's age is below an age set by statute
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