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1 infancy
nounbe in its infancy — noch in den Anfängen od. Kinderschuhen stecken
* * *noun (the state or time of being a baby: They had two children who died in infancy.) das Säuglingsalter* * *in·fan·cy[ˈɪnfən(t)si]n1. (early childhood) frühe[ste] Kindheitin \infancy im Kleinkindalter, in der frühe[ste]n Kindheitto be in its \infancy in den Kinderschuhen stecken fig, noch ganz am Anfang stehen* * *['Infənsɪ]nfrühe Kindheit, Kindesalter nt; (JUR) Minderjährigkeit f; (fig) Anfangsstadium ntwhen radio was still in its infancy —
data processing is no longer in its infancy — die Datenverarbeitung steckt nicht mehr in den Kinderschuhen or ist den Kinderschuhen entwachsen
* * *infancy [ˈınfənsı] s2. JUR Minderjährigkeit f3. fig Anfang(sstadium) m(n):be still in its infancy noch in den Anfängen oder Kinderschuhen stecken* * *nounbe in its infancy — noch in den Anfängen od. Kinderschuhen stecken
* * *n.Kindesalter n.Kindheit -en f. -
2 infancy
in·fan·cy [ʼɪnfən(t)si] n1) ( early childhood) frühe[ste] Kindheit;in \infancy im Kleinkindalter, in der frühe[ste]n Kindheit;to be in its \infancy in den Kinderschuhen stecken ( fig), noch ganz am Anfang stehen
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