infancy
/ˈɪnfənsi/The earliest stage of life, when a person is still a baby.
Example: Most children start walking towards the end of infancy.
C111 words · Advanced
Life Stages vocabulary — C1
Life Stages vocabulary for a life seen as a sequence of stages, including milestone, centenarian and twilight years, plus mortality and demise.
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11milestone
/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/An important event that marks a new stage in someone's development.
Example:
Her first day at school marks an important milestone.
formative
/ˈfɔrmətɪv/Having a strong effect on how someone's character develops, especially in the early years.
Example:
Those summers on my grandparents' farm were formative for me.
mortality
/mɔrˈtæləti/The fact that everyone will eventually die.
Example:
The illness made him think seriously about his own mortality.
twilight years
The final years of a person's life, usually in old age.
Example:
She spent her twilight years painting by the sea.
prime
/praɪm/The period of a person's life when they are strongest, healthiest or most successful.
Example:
The athlete was in her prime when she won the title.
demise
/dɪˈmaɪz/A formal word for someone's death.
Example:
The newspaper reported the sudden demise of the businessman.
centenarian
/ˌsɛntəˈnɛriən/Someone who has lived to a hundred years old.
Example:
The village has produced three centenarian residents in a decade.
geriatric
/ˌdʒɛriˈætrɪk/Relating to the medical care of very old people.
Example:
The geriatric ward is on the third floor of the old building.
nurture
/ˈnɜrtʃər/To care for and encourage someone while they are growing.
Example:
Schools cannot nurture a child the way a stable home does.
wean
/win/To gradually stop feeding a baby milk and start giving it other food.
Example:
Doctors advise parents to wean a child at around six months.
