In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INFANCY
infancy, babyhood
(noun) the earliest state of immaturity
infancy, babyhood, early childhood
(noun) the early stage of growth or development
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
infancy (countable and uncountable, plural infancies)
The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
The state of being an infant.
(figurative) An early stage in the development of anything.
(law) The state of being a minor.
Synonyms
(earliest period of childhood)
• infanthood
• babyhood
(state of being an infant)
• babyship
(state of being a minor)
• infanthood
Source: Wiktionary
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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