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Infancy :: Infancy (n.) The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority..

Youth :: Youth (n.) The part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood..

Infanthood :: Infanthood (n.) Infancy.

Infant :: Infant (a.) Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength..

Nativity :: Nativity (n.) A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born..

Infantile :: Infantile (a.) Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; similar to, or characteristic of, an infant; childish; as, infantile behavior..

Babyhood :: Babyhood (n.) The state or period of infancy.

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) Infancy, or very early life..

-ancy :: -ancy () A suffix expressing more strongly than -ance the idea of quality or state; as, constancy, buoyancy, infancy..

Elder :: Elder (a.) Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc..

Age :: Age (n.) One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc..

Childhood :: Childhood (n.) The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty.

Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster..

Infancy :: Infancy (n.) The first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art..

Hydrocephalus :: Hydrocephalus (n.) An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously..

Indebted :: Indebted (a.) Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement..

Infancy :: Infancy (n.) The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood.

Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To nurse or train in infancy.

Red-gum :: Red-gum (n.) An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus..

Anabaptist :: Anabaptist (n.) A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy.

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