Meanings
noun
- euphemisticpluralpreceded by theA knowledge of sexual reproduction.
“You and your books!” “How's a girl to learn the facts of life?”
1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 72Synonyms: birds and bees, the birds and the bees
- pluralplural of fact of life
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA knowledge of sexual reproduction.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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facts of life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facts%20of%20life
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“facts of life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facts%20of%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “facts of life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facts%20of%20life.
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