change of life

American

noun

menopause.

change of life British

noun

a nontechnical name for menopause

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change of life Idioms

Also, the change. Menopause. For example, After nine pregnancies, she was actually looking forward to the change of life, or She became quite moody during the change. [c. 1820]

Etymology

Origin of change of life

First recorded in 1825–35

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change of life

“When Mad accepted me, that was a change of life, a change of mind, a change of everything. Somebody liked what I did,” Aragonés says.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022

These were advertised as an iron-rich tonic for the blood, and claimed to be a miracle cure for a variety of ailments, including anaemia, hysteria and "change of life".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2018

“It’s not much of a change of life style, as we have lived separate lives for many years,” he wrote.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 5, 2017

“It was a change of life, a change in our country’s direction,” he said.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2017

Then he asked me if I wasn’t interested in a change of life.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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