INFANCY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

infancy

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Definition of infancy

as in babyhood

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Recent Examples of infancy While quantum technologies are still in their infancy, concerns about their high energy use are already on the rise. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 Some existing amenities, like the regulation tennis court, will be retained—and a trendy padel court is being considered—but the project is still in its infancy. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026 That was during a corporate mainframe computing boom, while AI was still in its infancy. — Humayun Chaudhry, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026 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 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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Set at a New England prep school during World War II, A Separate Peace paints a messy, complex depiction of adolescence and the loss of innocence.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
But the opportunity now is to make that momentum last beyond adolescence, when school teams disappear and women lose the structures that made sports a regular part of their lives.

— Lindsay Davenport, Chicago Tribune, 18 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

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