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infancy
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infancy /in·fan·cy/ (in´fin-se) the early period of life; see infant.
in·fan·cy (nfn-s)
n.
1. The earliest period of childhood, especially before the ability to walk has been acquired.
2. The state of being an infant.

infancy
Babyhood The period of development between birth and very early childhood, up to age 1 (or 2)


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