Etymology

infancy

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Today it means: The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking). Full definition →

Middle English infancie ← Latin īnfantia
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  1. Latin · derived fromīnfantia“infancy, early childhood; childishness”
  2. Middle English · inherited frominfancie
  3. English todayinfancy

From Middle English infancie, from Latin īnfantia (“infancy, early childhood; childishness”), equivalent to infant + -cy.

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