infancia

See also: infància and infância

Middle English

Noun

infancia

  1. Alternative form of infancie

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfāntia.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /inˈfanθja/ [ĩɱˈfãn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /inˈfansja/ [ĩɱˈfãn.sja]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -anθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansja
  • Syllabification: in‧fan‧cia

Noun

infancia f (plural infancias)

  1. childhood (period of human development from birth until puberty)
    Synonym: niñez
    Pienso que la tranquilidad y seguridad que disfruté en mi infancia contribuyó a la formación de mi carácter.
    I think that the tranquility and security which I enjoyed in my childhood contributed to the formation of my character.
  2. (figurative) infancy
    Esta tecnología está en su infancia.
    This technology is in its infancy.

Derived terms

References
  1. Coromines, Joan (2011) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

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