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infanthood

/ˈɪnfənthəd/ noun

Infancy.

Word Origin Infant comes from Latin 'infans' 'not speaking' — in- 'not' + fari 'to speak'. So an infant is literally 'one who cannot speak', and infanthood is that state. The root fari gives us many words: fable (a spoken story), fate (what is spoken by the gods), affable (easy to speak to), and ineffable (unspeakable). The suffix -hood is from Proto-Germanic, meaning state or condition, as in childhood, adulthood.

noun Infancy. countable

During her infanthood, she was a very calm and happy baby.

(名词) 婴儿期；襁褓时期

在她的婴儿期，她是一个非常平静快乐的宝宝。

(sustantivo) Infancia.

Durante su infancia, fue una bebé muy tranquila y feliz.

(nom) petite enfance; bas âge; première enfance [Petite enfance ; période de la vie d'un enfant en bas âge.]

Durant sa petite enfance, elle était un bébé très calme et heureux.

(Substantiv) Säuglingsalter; Babyalter [Der Zustand des Säuglingsalters; frühe Kindheit.]

In ihrer **infanthood** war sie ein sehr ruhiges und zufriedenes Baby.

(名詞) 乳児期、幼年期

彼女の乳児期には、とても穏やかで幸せな赤ちゃんだった。

(substantivo) infância [Infância.]

Durante sua infância, ela era um bebê muito calmo e feliz.

Synonyms: infancy babyhood early childhood nursery years Antonyms: adulthood maturity old age senility
Word parts: in + fant + hood

Related words

infant infancy infantile fabulous confession famous

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