# Life Stages Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Society & Culture
- Words: 16
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Life Stages vocabulary for the middle of a life described from outside it, including toddler, generation and menopause, plus life expectancy and longevity.

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## Word list

* **retirement** /riˈtaɪərmənt/: The time of life when a person stops working for good, usually because of age. — “They travelled the world after his **retirement**.”
* **adolescence** /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/: The years when a child is changing into a young adult, roughly from twelve to eighteen. — “Many people find **adolescence** a confusing and emotional time.”
* **toddler** /ˈtɑdlər/: A very young child who has just learned how to walk. — “Our **toddler** wants to climb every set of stairs.”
* **generation** /ˌdʒɛnərˈeɪʃən/: All the people in a family or society who were born around the same time. — “People in my grandparents' **generation** rarely travelled by plane.”
* **menopause** /ˈmɛnəˌpaʊz/: The time in a woman's life, usually in her late forties or fifties, when she stops having periods. — “Many women experience hot flushes during **menopause**.”
* **midlife** /ˈmɪdˌlaɪf/: The middle years of a person's life, roughly between forty and sixty. — “He bought a motorbike during what his family called his **midlife** crisis.”
* **empty nest**: The stage of life when a couple's grown-up children have moved out of the family home. — “They finally became **empty nesters** when their youngest left for university.”
* **coming of age**: The moment or period when a young person officially becomes an adult. — “Turning eighteen marked her **coming of age**.”
* **life expectancy**: The average number of years a person is expected to live. — “**Life expectancy** has risen sharply over the last century.”
* **longevity** /lɔnˈdʒɛvəti/: The fact of living for a long time. — “Her grandmother's **longevity** amazed the whole family.”
* **adolescent** /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/: A young person between about thirteen and eighteen. — “The clinic is designed for **adolescent** patients rather than small children.”
* **matrimony** /ˈmætrəˌmoʊni/: The state of being married. — “They were joined in **matrimony** in a registry office on a Tuesday.”
* **ward** /wɔrd/: A child placed under the legal protection of an adult or a court. — “He became a **ward** of the court after both parents died.”
* **godparent**: Someone who promises at a christening to help bring a child up. — “She is **godparent** to four children and remembers every birthday.”
* **inheritance** /ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns/: Money or property received from someone who has died. — “The **inheritance** was divided equally between the three sisters.”
* **bachelor** /ˈbætʃələr/: A man who has never married. — “He stayed a **bachelor** until he was well past fifty.”

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