What does infancy mean?
Infancy means The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking)..
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/ˈɪnfənsi/ · noun
The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking)..
Space tourism is still in its infancy.
It was in November, 1932, in an endeavour to reduce working costs, that the first diesel railcar was introduced, and it was a far-sighted move on the part of Mr. D. N. McClure, for diesel propulsion on railways was then more or less in its infancy.
Use infancy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Infancy means The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking)..
Common synonyms include infanthood, babyhood, babyship, early childhood.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Space tourism is still in its infancy.
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