periods of life

  • childhood – dzieciństwo
  • newborn baby – noworodek
  • baby – niemowlak
  • infant – niemowlak, małe dziecko
  • infancy – okres niemowlęcy
  • toddler – dziecko dopiero uczące się chodzić, szkrab, malec
  • two-year-old child – dwulatek
  • child/ children – dziecko/ dzieci
  • kid – dzieciak (potocznie)
  • to grow – rosnąć
  • to come up to school age – dojść do wieku szkolnego

adolescence – wiek dojrzewania

  • teenager, adolescent – nastolatek
  • puberty – dojrzewanie
  • to be under age – być osobą nieletnią
  • youth – młodość
  • to grow up – dorastać
  • to mature – dojrzewać
  • juvenile – młodociany
  • minor – nieletni

being an adult – dorosłość

  • mature – dojrzały
  • maturity – dojrzałość
  • adult, grown-up – dorosły
  • to reach majority – osiągnąć pełnoletność
  • to be of age – być osobą pełnoletnią
  • to come of age – osiągnąć pełnoletność
  • to set up a family – założyć rodzinę
  • to get pregnant – zajść w ciążę
  • pregnancy – ciąża
  • to expect a baby – spodziewać się dziecka
  • to give birth to a baby girl – urodzić córeczkę
  • to bring up a child – wychowywać dziecko
  • to be in one’s prime – być w kwiecie wieku
  • mid-life crisis – kryzys wieku średniego
  • to get old – starzeć się
  • to look young for one’s age – wyglądać młodo jak na swój wiek
  • to reach retirement age – osiągnąć wiek emerytalny
  • old age pensioner, retired person, senior citizen – emeryt
  • She is in her early forties. – Ona ma około 40-43 lat.
  • He is in his mid fifties. – On ma około 54-56 lat.
  • They are in their late teens. – Oni mają około 17-19 lat.
  • to be in one’s twenties, thirties etc. – być w wieku 20, 30 lat

Childhood
I get on with my younger brother quite well but I wish he would come up to school age. Although he is not an infant anymore, he is still a toddler who cannot play football or surf the Net. He is a two-year-old child who has to grow up to be a good company for his older brother.

Adolescence
The life of a teenager is not easy. Youth is wonderful but as long as I am under age I have to obey my parents’ decisions. I try to discuss my future with them but they keep on saying I am still a minor and I do not know what is good for me. When I get angry they claim it is because of the difficult time of puberty.

Being an adult
My older sister is in her twenties and she has already set up a family. She gave birth to a baby girl last week. She was extremely irritable during her pregnancy so we are glad that the difficult time is over. My mum is happy to be a grandmother. She is in her prime and she looks extremely young for her age. She has never shown any signs of mid-life crisis. It is a pity she has not reached retirement age yet as she cannot help my sister take care of the baby. I am seventeen so I believe I am responsible and mature enough to babysit for my sister when she wants to go out with her husband?

 

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