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Inception vs Infancy - What's the difference?

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Inception is a related term of infancy.


As nouns the difference between inception and infancy

is that inception is the creation or beginning of something; the establishment while infancy is the earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).

inception

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
    • From its inception the agency has been helping people obtain and properly install car seats for children.

    Coordinate terms

    * conception

    Derived terms

    * -ception

    See also

    * from the get-go

    infancy

    English

    Noun

    (infancies)
  • The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
  • The state of being an infant.
  • An early stage in the development of, eg, some technology.
  • (label) The state of being a minor.