English-Thai Dictionary

infancy

N วัยทารก  ความ เป็น ทารก  วัย เริ่มต้น  babyhood youth immaturity beginning wai-ta-rok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFANCY

n.[L. infantia. See Infant. ] 1. The first part of life, beginning at the birth. In common usage, infancy extends not beyond the first year or two of life, but there is not a defined limit where infancy ends, and childhood begins.
2. In law, infancy extends to the age of twenty one years.
3. The first age of any thing; the beginning or early period of existence; as the infancy of the Roman republic; the infancy of a college or of a charitable society; the infancy of agriculture, of manufactures, or of commerce.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFANCY

In "fan *cy, n. Etym: [L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See Infant. ]

 

1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood. The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. Milton. Their love in early infancy began. Dryden.

 

2. The first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art. The infancy and the grandeur of Rome. Arbuthnot.

 

3. (Law )

 

Defn: The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

infancy

in fan cy |ˈinfənsē ˈɪnfənsi | ▶noun the state or period of early childhood or babyhood: a son who died in infancy. • the early stage in the development or growth of something: opinion polls were in their infancy . • Law the condition of being a minor. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin infantia ‘childhood, inability to speak, ’ from infans, infant- (see infant ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

infancy

in |fancy |ˈɪnf (ə )nsi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state or period of babyhood or early childhood: a son who died in infancy. • the early stage in the development or growth of something: opinion polls were in their infancy . • Law the condition of being a minor. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin infantia ‘childhood, inability to speak ’, from infans, infant- (see infant ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

infancy

infancy noun 1 his twin died in infancy: babyhood, early childhood. 2 music video was in its infancy: beginnings, early days, early stages; seeds, roots; start, commencement, rise, emergence, genesis, dawn, birth, inception. ANTONYMS end.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

infancy

infancy noun 1 her two daughters died in infancy: babyhood, early childhood; one's early years, one's early days. ANTONYMS old age. 2 the infancy of radio broadcasting: beginnings, very beginnings, early days, early stages, seeds, roots; start, launch, debut, rise, emergence, outset, onset, dawn, dawning, birth, cradle, inception, conception, genesis; formal commencement. ANTONYMS end.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

infancy

in fan cy /ɪ́nf (ə )nsi /→infant 名詞 U 〖時にan ～〗1 (乳 )幼児期 , 幼年時代 (!特に歩行 言語活動ができない時期をさす ) ▸ die in infancy 幼くして死ぬ ▸ from infancy to adolescence 幼児期から思春期にかけて .2 〖しばしばits ～〗(物事などの発達の )初期 ,揺籃 （ようらん ）時代 ▸ The field of artificial intelligence is still in its infancy .人工知能の分野はまだ初期の段階にある .3 〘法 〙未成年 (!｟米 ｠では21歳未満; ｟英 ｠では18歳未満 ) .