change of life

noun

1. menopause.

change of life

noun

1. a nontechnical name for menopause

Word History and Origins

Origin of change of life¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

As I researched the procedure, searching for what my recovery might entail and what life could look like once my scars healed, I mostly found images of gray-haired women staring pensively over tea or advice for husbands and grown children who want to be supportive during "the change of life."

From Salon

“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

From the depth of this existential crisis, he becomes convinced that he needs a change of life and venue, so he decides to walk from Manhattan to Phoenix, where he’s bought a house off the internet.

From Washington Post

"When you lose a partner of nearly 60 years it's a complete change of life," she said.

From BBC

“We have the hopes of everyone — be successful and have a change of life,” Alejandro Cortez, a 25-year-old Colombian man, said as he exited a taxi last week at the end of Roxham Road in Champlain, New York.

From Seattle Times