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fact of life

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noun
  1. any aspect of human existence that must be acknowledged or regarded as unalterable: Old age is a fact of life.
Idioms
  1. facts of life, the facts concerning sex, reproduction, and birth: to teach children the facts of life.

Origin of fact of life

First recorded in 1850–55
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Related Words for facts of life

case, specific, article, fact, circumstance, sexuality, rundown, picture, story, thing, nitty-gritty, specification, point, feature, scoop, element, item, cue, score, know
British Dictionary definitions for facts of life

facts of life

pl n
  1. the facts of life the details of sexual behaviour and reproduction, esp as told to children
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facts of life in Medicine

facts of life

[făkts]
pl.n.
  1. The basic physiological functions involved in sex and reproduction. Often used with the.
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Idioms and Phrases with facts of life

facts of life

Knowledge of sexual reproduction, as in Some people feel that the facts of life should not be taught in school. [Late 1800s] Also see birds and the bees.

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