facts of life
facts of life · facts of lives
відтворення, розмноження, репродукція
разведение, выращивание, родословная
Tatsachen des Lebens, die Bienchen und Blümchen
A knowledge of sexual reproductionA knowledge of sexual reproduction.
» Tom's parents never told him about the facts of life.
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1 senses(euphemistic, plural)A knowledge of sexual reproduction.
More definitions
- the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Examples
2 sentencesTom's parents never told him about the facts of life.
The mysteries behind some of the facts of his life are yet to be unravelled.
deEinige Fakten seiner Biographie warten noch immer darauf, enträtselt zu werden. — al_ex_an_der
Forms
plural: facts of lives| Singular | facts of life |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsbirds and beesthe birds and the bees
Close in meaning
- the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring:reproductionprocreationbreeding
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.