1 the state or period of being a baby, or fig. the early stage of growth or development of something: --
Congenital anomalies included ankylosis between the right femur and its ischium in an individual in early infancy.
All participants in this group were severely or profoundly deaf and their parents, who were deaf, signed to them from infancy.
An issue that remains clear is that computer technology is still in its infancy.
The association, however, is in its infancy, and has not ventured into significant collective action to withstand competition.
Export is only in its infancy or does not exist in the footwear sector.
As ever, good medicine needs to be founded on good research, and research into psychiatric disorders seen in palliative care is in its infancy.
However, such work is still in its infancy.
In our response on infancy, above, we agreed that an understanding of social development must have as its starting point the dyadic exchanges between individuals.
