From the small, awkward movements of a young child learning to walk.

babystep (pluralbaby steps)

1. (chiefly in theplural) Asmalleffort made towards the completion of a much larger task.

   Learning a new language is difficult, so we'll learn by takingbaby steps.

   • 2023 March 8, Jonathan Tannenwald, “CBS is launching a 24/7 soccer channel online”, inThe Philadelphia Inquirer‎^[1]:

     “From a news operation standpoint, we’re going to start out withbaby steps, but, eventually, this is going to be what you would expect it to be: a 24-hour operating network that covers a sport soup to nuts.”