infancies
Very first chapters
Infancies is the plural of infancy, the earliest period of life—typically the first year or two.
The word extends to the beginning stage of anything: the infancies of various civilizations, technologies still in their infancies.
The plural appears when discussing multiple instances or comparing developmental periods across subjects.
Earliest stage of life
- newbornsRecently delivered infants
- toddlerhoodStage of learning walking
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
teething · first steps · weaning · babbling · neonatal · developmental stages · early childhood · formative years
Initial period of development
- originsPoints where things start
- inceptionsActs of beginning
- dawnsDay's earliest moments
- genesesMultiple points of origin
emergences · starting points · outsets · foundations · commencements · births · seedlings · early development
babyhood
Earliest stage of life
- newbornsRecently delivered infants
- toddlerhoodStage of learning walking
- milestonesNotable points of progress
crawling · teething · first steps · weaning · babbling · neonatal · developmental stages · early childhood · formative years · cribs
early days
Initial period of development
- originsPoints where things start
- inceptionsActs of beginning
- dawnsDay's earliest moments
geneses · emergences · starting points · outsets · foundations · commencements · births · seedlings · early development
incubation periods
Time between exposure and symptoms
infanciesadulthoods
States of being grown
senilities · maturities · dotages · twilight years · senescence
infanciesmaturities
When obligations become payable
peaks · primes · culminations · zeniths · completions
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