infância

See also: infancia and infància

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnfantia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈfɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ĩˈfɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈfɐ̃.si.a/ [ĩˈfɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfɐ̃.sja/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃siɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ɐ̃sjɐ
  • Hyphenation: in‧fân‧ci‧a

Noun

infância f (plural infâncias)

  1. infancy
  2. childhood

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