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n. [ L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See Infant. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood. [ 1913 Webster ]

The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their love in early infancy began. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art. [ 1913 Webster ]

The infancy and the grandeur of Rome. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority. [ 1913 Webster ]