infancy

On-Yomi: ヨウ — Kun-Yomi: おさな.い

Koohii stories:

1) [Stormchild] 5-9-2006(287): In its infancy, a butterfly is protected by a cocoon, as it doesn't yet have any power of its own.

2) [sweetneet] 26-10-2006(52): During their infancy, children are often wrapped up tight like a cocoon (i.e. in those Snugli carriers) and supported by the muscle of their parents.

3) [ruuku35] 13-6-2006(38): During INFANCY the moth in its COCOON gains its POWER.

4) [decamer0n] 31-5-2007(21): In infancy it is the struggle to break out of the cocoon that develops a butterfly's muscles.

5) [LazyNomad] 30-9-2009(15): Your infancy starts when you have enough power to break your cocoon (amniotic sac).