See also: infància and infância

Middle English

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Noun

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infancia

  1. Alternative form of infancie

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin īnfāntia.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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References

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  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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