infancia

/imˈfansja/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las infancias

Meaning

  1. childhood

    • Tuvo una infancia feliz.

      He had a happy childhood.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

niñez

infancia and niñez are close synonyms for "childhood"; niñez is slightly more literal or basic, infancia more general and common.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

infância

infância is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "childhood."

Portuguese

meninice

meninice is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "childhood."

Practice

1 What does infancia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tuvo una ___ feliz.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches infancia?

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