Vocabulário Essencial para o TOEFL - Estágios da vida

a period in one's life between puberty and adulthood

adolescência, juventude

a young person who is in the process of becoming an adult

adolescente, jovem

a young man or a teenage boy

jovem, adolescente

having the characteristics that are typical of young people

jovem, juvenil

the period of being an adult, characterized by physical and psychological maturity

idade adulta, maturidade

the period of a male's life before he reaches adulthood

infância, meninice

the period of a female individual's life before she reaches adulthood

infância feminina, garotice

the period or state of very early childhood

infância, primeira infância

a very young child, typically from birth to around one year old

infante, bebê

the state and quality of being mentally and behaviorally rational and sensible

maturidade, amadurecimento

(of a baby) born before completing the normal full-term pregnancy length

prematuro, prematura

the period of one's life between the age of 13 and 19

os adolescentes, os jovens

a disappointment, lack of confidence or worry that a person may feel or experience in their life when they are 40 or 50 years old

crise da meia-idade, crise de meia-idade

the date on which a special event happened in a previous year

aniversário, celebração

the act of burying a dead body or the ceremony in which a dead body is buried

sepultamento, enterramento

the process in which a baby is born

parto, nascimento

the state of being with child

gravidez

(plural) people who are older, wiser and more experienced than others

idosos, seniores

an agreement between two people to get married or the duration of this agreement

noivado, compromisso

a religious ceremony in which people bury or cremate a dead person

funeral, sepultamento

relating to young people who have not reached adulthood yet

juvenil, relativo a jovens

not old enough to legally engage in certain activities such as drinking or getting a driver's license

menor de idade, não adulto

a married woman whose spouse is dead and has not married again

viúva

a man whose spouse is dead and has not remarried

viúvo, homem viúvo

a child whose parents have died

órfão, órfã

advanced in age

idoso, avançado em idade

a period of time when a woman can take a break from working and stay home before and after the birth of her child

licença de maternidade, afastamento para maternidade

(of a person) approximately between 45 to 65 years old, typically indicating a stage of life between young adulthood and old age

de meia-idade, na meia-idade

to no longer be alive

faleceu, morrer

the period during someone's life when they stop working often due to reaching a certain age

aposentadoria

related to individuals who are considered elderly

sênior, idosos

a young child who is starting to learn how to walk

pré-escolar, bebê

(used by children or when talking to them) an adult who is fully matured and responsible

adulto, crescido