infancy

🇺🇸 /ˈɪnfənsi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪnfənsi/
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noun
R

the time when someone is a baby

Many diseases that were once common in infancy are now preventable with vaccines.

R

the early stage of something

The technology is still in its infancy and has much room for growth.

translation

n. the time when someone is a baby; the early stage of something

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