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# change-of-life baby

noun phrase (a change-of-life baby)

«change-of-life baby» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, old-fashioned) a baby born when the mother is older, near the time her monthly periods stop (the menopause, «the change»).

### In the lessons

An old family phrase for a late, often surprise, baby; gentle and a bit humorous; heard from grandparents; all regions, more common in the past.

### Examples

- My Aunt Rose was a change-of-life baby, fifteen years younger than my mum.
- Grandma called the youngest «our change-of-life baby».
- Being a change-of-life baby, he grew up with grown-up siblings.
- The novel's heroine is a change-of-life baby, much spoiled.
- People once whispered about change-of-life babies.
- «Was I planned?» «No, you were a change-of-life baby.»

### Note

«The change» stands for the menopause, when a woman stops being able to have babies. The phrase sounds old-fashioned now.