time of life

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Definitions of time of life
  1. noun
    a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
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    summer
    the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty
    age, eld
    a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
    neonatal period
    the first 28 days of life
    babyhood, early childhood, infancy
    the early stage of growth or development
    childhood
    the time of person's life when they are a child
    schooldays, schooltime
    the time of life when you are going to school
    youth
    the time of life between childhood and maturity
    adolescence
    the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
    prepuberty
    a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur
    puberty, pubescence
    the time of life when sex glands become functional
    teens
    the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
    mid-twenties, twenties
    the time of life between 20 and 30
    mid-thirties, thirties, thirty-something
    the time of life between 30 and 40
    forties, mid-forties
    the time of life between 40 and 50
    fifties, mid-fifties
    the time of life between 50 and 60
    mid-sixties, sixties
    the time of life between 60 and 70
    golden years
    the time of life after retirement from active work
    mid-seventies, seventies
    the time of life between 70 and 80
    eighties, mid-eighties
    the time of life between 80 and 90
    mid-nineties, nineties
    the time of life between 90 and 100
    bloom, bloom of youth, salad days
    the best time of youth
    adulthood, maturity
    the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
    bachelorhood
    the time of a man's life prior to marriage
    middle age
    the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
    widowhood
    the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
    age, eld, geezerhood, old age, years
    a late time of life
    deathbed
    the last few hours before death
    girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood
    the childhood of a girl
    boyhood
    the childhood of a boy
    age of consent
    the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union
    legal age, majority
    the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
    minority, nonage
    any age prior to the legal age
    prime, prime of life
    the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
    drinking age
    the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages
    voting age
    the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections
    dotage, second childhood, senility
    mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
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    period, period of time, time period
    an amount of time
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