infancia

See also: infància and infância

Middle English

Noun

infancia

  1. alternative form of infancie

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfāntia.[1]

Pronunciation

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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