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Vocabulary practice covering UK age stages, approximate ages, and key phrasal expressions related to growing up.
Birth
The moment a baby is born.
Toddler
A young child who is between 12 months and 3 years old.
Childhood
The period of life when you are a child, between 3 and 12 years old.
Teenager
A person approximately 13 to 18 years old, during which they are in their teens.
Middle-aged
People approximately 40 years old and above who are in the middle of their lives.
Retirement
The stage of life, around age 60 or 65, when people stop work; they are retired.
Elderly
A word usually used to describe people who are in old age, typically 80 years old and above.
Early twenties
The approximate age range spanning from 21 to 23 years old.
Mid-fifties
The approximate age range spanning from 54 to 56 years old.
Late seventies
The approximate age range spanning from 77 to 79 years old.
Dead
Not living; the opposite of alive.
Brought up
Looked after until you are an adult.
In the end
Finally, after a lot of time or thought.
At first
At the beginning.
Managed to
Was able to achieve or do something, but it was difficult.
Let
To give permission or allow; it is slightly more informal than allow.
Stay out late
To not go home until late.
Dead
Không còn sống (not living); từ trái nghĩa là alive (còn sống).
Brought up (bring up)
Được chăm sóc, nuôi dưỡng cho đến khi trưởng thành (looked after until you are an adult).
In the end
Cuối cùng, rốt cuộc (finally); diễn tả kết quả sau nhiều thời gian hoặc đắn đo suy nghĩ (after a lot of time or thought).
At first
Ban đầu, vào lúc bắt đầu (at the beginning).
Managed to (do something)
Xoay xở được, có khả năng làm được việc gì đó dù gặp nhiều khó khăn (was able, but it was difficult).
Stay out late
Không về nhà cho đến tận khuya, đi chơi về muộn (not go home until late).