INFANCY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

infancy

noun

Definition of infancy

as in babyhood

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Recent Examples of infancy Small added that the infancy of AI could lead new infrastructure that might share the fruits of the entertainment industry more equitably than in the past. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Aug. 2026 At one point, agents lost track of their car, after the Comeys turned off the highway to visit the gravesite of their son, who had died in infancy three decades earlier. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 Previous studies have linked higher sugar exposure during pregnancy or infancy with childhood cognition, newborn brain organization, and memory changes in animals, Sullivan says. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 July 2026 Yes, this infant formula investigation may still be in its infancy. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for infancy

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His arms, still rounded with the softness of babyhood, were raised; his hands behind his head.

— Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Definition of babyhood

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Chester Dale, whose bequest forms the core of the NGA’s Cassatt holdings, favored the range of her female subjects, from girlhood and adolescence to adulthood and old age.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
These days, more kids are specializing in one sport at younger ages, as opposed to playing multiple sports into adolescence.

— Holly Santman, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of adolescence

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The diagnosis provided a framework that explained years of behavior that family members had struggled to understand and had simply attributed to immaturity.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
However this levity continues to jar with Niki’s immaturity, in that scene and beyond; even so, her juvenile lack of perspective is dramatically compelling.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of immaturity

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