Infancy

Question 1

What is the term for the earliest stage of human development?

Answer 1

Infancy

ˈinfənsē

Infancy typically refers to the period from birth to one year of age.

Question 2

What is the definition, synonym, and example sentences of “infancy” as a “noun” ?

Answer 2

infancy (noun)
ˈɪnfənsi

[Definition]
the time when a child is a baby or very young

[Example]

1. in infancy - to die in infancy
2. Deaths during infancy have fallen dramatically in the last hundred years.
3. He was ill many times throughout his infancy.
4. She died in infancy
5. Since his infancy he has been a healthy baby.
6. The vaccination is given in early infancy.
7. Their first child did not survive infancy.
8. from infancy to late childhood
9. to survive infancy

Question 3

What is the definition, synonym, and example sentences of “infancy” as a “noun” ?

Answer 3

infancy (noun)
ˈɪnfənsi

(Definition)
​the early development of something

(Example)
1. in its infancy _ a time when the cinema was still in its infancy
2. This was at a time when the cinema was still in its infancy.
3. The new company is still in its infancy.