English > time of life: 1 sense > noun 1, time| Meaning | A period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state. |
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| Part of | life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan | The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) |
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| Narrower | adolescence | The time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood |
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| adulthood, maturity | The period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed |
| age, eld | A time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises |
| bachelorhood | The time of a man's life prior to marriage |
| bloom, bloom of youth, salad days | The best time of youth |
| childhood | The time of person's life when they are a child |
| deathbed | The last few hours before death |
| eighties, mid-eighties | The time of life between 80 and 90 |
| fifties, mid-fifties | The time of life between 50 and 60 |
| forties, mid-forties | The time of life between 40 and 50 |
| golden years | The time of life after retirement from active work |
| infancy, babyhood, early childhood | The early stage of growth or development |
| middle age | The time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age) |
| neonatal period | The first 28 days of life |
| nineties, mid-nineties | The time of life between 90 and 100 |
| old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood | A late time of life |
| 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 |
| schooldays, schooltime | The time of life when you are going to school |
| seventies, mid-seventies | The time of life between 70 and 80 |
| sixties, mid-sixties | The time of life between 60 and 70 |
| summer | The period of finest development, happiness, or beauty |
| teens | The time of life between the ages of 12 and 20 |
| thirties, mid-thirties, thirty-something | The time of life between 30 and 40 |
| twenties, mid-twenties | The time of life between 20 and 30 |
| widowhood | The time of a woman's life when she is a widow |
| youth | The time of life between childhood and maturity |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
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| Spanish | época |
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| Catalan | època |
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