infancia

/inˈfanθja/, [ĩɱˈfãn̟.θja]

childhood, infancy


Noun infancia f (plural infancias)

  1. childhood (period of human development from birth until puberty)
    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. (figuratively) infancy
    Esta tecnología está en su infancia.
    This technology is in its infancy.

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Examples
  • ¿Cuál es tu recuerdo de infancia favorito?

    What's your favorite memory from childhood?

  • Yo tuve una infancia feliz.

    I had a happy childhood.

  • Una enfermedad en la infancia la dejó ciega.

    A childhood illness left her blind.

  • Esa canción siempre me recuerda a mi infancia.

    The song always reminds of my childhood.

  • Ella tuvo una infancia feliz.

    She had a happy childhood.

  • Hay un pasadizo secreto en mi mente que conduce a mi infancia.

    There is a secret passageway in my mind leading to my childhood.

  • Su infancia infeliz afectó a su visión de la vida.

    His unhappy childhood affected his outlook on life.

  • Tom no habla nunca de su infancia.

    Tom never talks about his childhood.

  • Tom quería que Mary le contara acerca de su infancia.

    Tom wanted Mary to tell him about her childhood.

  • Ésta es la casa donde el poeta pasó su infancia.

    This is the house in which the poet lived in his childhood.

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