period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

lifespan, lifetime, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

eld, age - a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"

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

mid-fifties, 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

mid-eighties, eighties - the time of life between 80 and 90

mid-nineties, nineties - the time of life between 90 and 100

bloom of youth, salad days, bloom - 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

eld, geezerhood, old age, years, age - a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"

deathbed - the last few hours before death