Change-of-life
menopause.
noun
a nontechnical name for menopause
change of life n.
Menopause.
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 ]
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