INFANCIES

Noun

infancies

plural of infancy

Source: Wiktionary


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)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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