Infancy — Defs

01 n. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood.

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.
The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority.(Law)