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Stages of Life
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A comparison of age groups in 2 parts. Part 1 is titled Youth–boy/girl and contains illustrations of a newborn, an infant or baby, a toddler, a child or kid, a preteen and a teenager or teen or adolescent.  Part 1 is titled Adulthood–man/woman and contains illustrations of a young adult, an adult or grown-up, a middle-aged person and an elderly person or senior citizen.
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youth
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boy
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girl
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newborn
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infant
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baby
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toddler
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child
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kid
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preteen
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teenager
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teen
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adolescent
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adulthood
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man
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woman
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young adult
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adult
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grown-up
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middle-aged
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elderly
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senior citizen
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Exercise – Age Groups Vocabulary
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Age Groups – Advanced Vocabulary
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Descriptive Age Group Words
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youthful
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Acting or looking young, behaving or feeling like a young person
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mature
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Fully grown and developed, behaving like an adult
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juvenile
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Someone under the age of 18 or describing a childish or immature behaviour
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maturity
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The state of being fully grown or developed, or displaying adult behaviour and qualities
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development
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Process of growing, changing or becoming more advanced over time
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lifespan
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Total length of time that a person, animal or plant is alive
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infancy
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Period of time from birth to about one year old
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seniority
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Having a position for longer than others in a group or as a job
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preschooler
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Child between three to five years old, not yet old enough for kindergarten
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grade schooler
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Child who attends elementary school (aka grade shool)
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high schooler
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Student who attends high school
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first grader
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Student in Grade 1, and can be used for any grade: second grader, third grader and so on
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to age
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To grow older, to show effects of growing older
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to grow up
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To develop physically and mentally from a child into an adult
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to mature
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To become fully grown, fully developed physically and mentally
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to turn
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To reach a specific age, e.g. to turn 18
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Generation Names
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Names and years may vary from one source to another. The following are the commonly used expressions.
The different generations are presented in chronological order.

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The Greatest Generation
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Born between 1901-1927, grew up during the Great Depression and may have fought in World War II or participated in the war effort
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The Silent Generation
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Born between 1928-1945, grew up during World War II, came of age during the Cold War
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Baby Boomers
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Born between 1946-1964 (aka Boomers) grew up during the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, named after the postwar birth rate increase
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Generation X
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Born between 1965-1980 (aka Gen X, Latchey Kids, Forgotten Generation, Baby Busters), grew up through the end of the Cold War, energy crisis, rise of personal computers and video games
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Millennials
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Born between 1981-1996 (aka Generation Y, Gen Y), came of age during the turn of the millennium, the rise of the Internet and social media
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Generation Z
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Born between 1997-2012 (aka Gen Z, Zoomers, Digital Natives), first generation born entirely into the digital age with access to the Internet, smartphones, social media and instant global events
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Gen Alpha
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Born between 2013 and present, entirely born in the 21st century, growing up with AI and global connectivity
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Age Group Expressions
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in their teens
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Between thirteen and nineteen years old, teenagers
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a twenty-something
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Person between twenty and twenty nine years old, in their 20s. Can be used for every decade: a thirty-something, a forty-something and so on
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sexagenarian
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Person between sixty and sixty-nine years old, in their 60s
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septuagenarian
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Person between seventy and seventy-nine years old, in their 70s
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octogenarian
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Person between eighty and eighty-nine years old, in their 80s
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nonagenarian
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Person between ninety and ninety-nine years old, in their 90s
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centenarian
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Person who is one hundred years old or older
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green
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Lacking experience, not fully developed or trained
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wet behind the ears
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Young and without much experience, naive or unsophisticated
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spring chicken
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Young, inexperienced, or newly matured person
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in one's prime
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Being in the best period of life, when a person is the strongest, most active, most successful or most capable
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coming of age
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Transition from childhood to adulthood
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over the hill
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Past your prime, no longer young and at your best
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long in the tooth
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Old, or rather old, often used humorously
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seasoned
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Experienced and skilled for having done something for a long time
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weathered
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To have a worn, aged or hardened appearance due to exposure to the elements or hardship
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getting on in years
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Growing old, advancing in age
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golden years
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Period of old age, retirement, considered a time of enjoyment
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past your prime
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No longer at peak condition or appearance
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ripe old age
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Very old age, especially one reached after a long and full life
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Exercise – Advanced Age Groups Vocabulary
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