in its infancy

in its infancy
index ab initio, inchoate

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  • in its infancy — phrase something that is in its infancy has only just started to develop Tourism on the island is still very much in its infancy. Thesaurus: describing things which are beginning and developingsynonym Main entry: infancy …   Useful english dictionary

  • in its infancy — something that is in its infancy has only just started to develop Tourism on the island is still very much in its infancy …   English dictionary

  • in its infancy — adverb still in an early stage Space tourism is still in its infancy …   Wiktionary

  • in its infancy — in the early stages of development, just beginning …   English contemporary dictionary

  • infancy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ The vaccination is given in early infancy. VERB + INFANCY ▪ survive, survive beyond ▪ Their first child did not survive infancy …   Collocations dictionary

  • infancy — in|fan|cy [ ınfənsi ] noun uncount the time when you are a baby or a very young child: Their first child died in infancy. in its infancy something that is in its infancy has only just started to develop: Tourism on the island is still very much… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • infancy — noun (singular, uncountable) 1 the period of a child s life before it can walk or talk: She had five children, but four of them died in infancy. 2 in its infancy something that is in its infancy is just starting to be developed: Agricultural… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • infancy — [[t]ɪ̱nfənsi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu poss N, prep N Infancy is the period of your life when you are a very young child. ...minute details of Deborah s infancy. ...the development of the mind from infancy onwards. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu in poss N If… …   English dictionary

  • infancy — n. first stage in one s infancy (the industry was still in its infancy) * * * [ ɪnfənsɪ] [ first stage ] in one s infancy (the industry was still in its infancy) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • infancy — /in feuhn see/, n., pl. infancies. 1. the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood. 2. the corresponding period in the existence of anything; very early stage: Space science… …   Universalium

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