facts of life

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Noun

facts of life (plural)

1. (euphemistic, preceded by the) A knowledge of sexual reproduction.

   Synonyms: birds and bees, the birds and the bees

   • 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 72:

     “You and your books!” “How's a girl to learn the facts of life?”

2. plural of fact of life