infancia

See also: infància and infância

Middle English

Noun

infancia

1. Alternative form of infancie

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfāntia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /inˈfanθja/ [ĩɱˈfãn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /inˈfansja/ [ĩɱˈfãn.sja]
• Rhymes: -anθja
• 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

• jardín de infancia

 

Further reading

• “infancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28