- in his infancy
- very young, small baby
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
in his infancy
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infancy — Minority; the state of a person who is under the age of legal majority, at common law, twenty one years; now, generally 18 years. According to the sense in which this term is used, it may denote the condition of the person merely with reference… … Black's law dictionary
infancy — Minority; the state of a person who is under the age of legal majority, at common law, twenty one years; now, generally 18 years. According to the sense in which this term is used, it may denote the condition of the person merely with reference… … Black's law dictionary
