life-stage
Growth chapter marker
A life-stage is a distinct phase in the development or aging of a living thing.
For humans, life-stages include infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
The term appears frequently in marketing and social science: products designed for every life-stage, life-stage transitions like marriage or retirement.
The hyphenated form often functions as a modifier: life-stage marketing, life-stage needs.
Earliest period of life
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- adulthoodState of being grown
- toddlerhoodStage of learning walking
puberty · old-age · senescence · maturity · youth · tween · teenager · elder
Completing academic requirements formally
- marriageFormal union between partners
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- parenthoodState of having children
- widowhoodStatus after spouse dies
divorce · grandparenthood · homeownership · coming-of-age · quinceañera · engagement · childbirth · promotion
At earliest developmental stage
- fetalOf the unborn
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- prepubertalBefore sexual maturation
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
postmenopausal · geriatric · prenatal · perinatal · lactation · teething · hormonal · fertility
Achieving one's complete potential
- individuationDistinguishing one from many
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- generativityCapacity for creating output
integrity · wisdom · resilience · existential · Erikson · Piaget · self-discovery · introspection
Requiring outside support
- independentFree from external control
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- breadwinnerPrimary household earner
- retireeOne who left work
student · worker · spouse · parent · grandparent · dating · single · coupled
infancy
Earliest period of life
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- adulthoodState of being grown
toddlerhood · puberty · old-age · senescence · maturity · youth · tween · teenager · elder · newborn
graduation
Completing academic requirements formally
- marriageFormal union between partners
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- parenthoodState of having children
widowhood · divorce · grandparenthood · homeownership · coming-of-age · quinceañera · engagement · childbirth · promotion · downsizing
embryonic
At earliest developmental stage
- fetalOf the unborn
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- prepubertalBefore sexual maturation
reproductive · postmenopausal · geriatric · prenatal · perinatal · lactation · teething · hormonal · fertility · decline
self-actualization
Achieving one's complete potential
- individuationDistinguishing one from many
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
generativity · integrity · wisdom · resilience · existential · Erikson · Piaget · self-discovery · introspection
dependent
Requiring outside support
- independentFree from external control
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- breadwinnerPrimary household earner
retiree · student · worker · spouse · parent · grandparent · dating · single · coupled · divorced
life-stagemoment
Brief period of time
instant · split second · flash · point in time · heartbeat
life-stagelife event
Significant personal milestone
event · milestone · turning point · incident · occurrence
life, stage, lives, lived, living, lively, liveliness, livelihood, lifelong