life skill

[lahyf skil]

noun

1. Usually life skills a skill that helps a person to function well in adult life, especially in social or emotional situations.

   Schools can teach life skills such as persistence and resilience.

Word History and Origins

Origin of life skill¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

"Driving is a basic life skill and it shouldn't be this much of a problem."

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Nick Theslof’s grandmother taught him to ice skate at about the time he was learning to walk, which really didn’t prove to be much of a life skill since Theslof went on to play professional soccer, not hockey.

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“I think this is very important because it’s a life skill that’s not being taught to people anymore. I can teach others the skills I learn here. It has a ripple effect, ” she said.

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Whether you’re hoping to make your own garments or alter the ones you already have, sewing is an incredibly useful life skill to have.

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Full consideration of this question requires an un-blinkered look at the tragically flawed system we have now — how it codifies the casual commodification of kids, turning physical education and mastery of a life skill into the developmental arm of professionalized sports.

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