lifelong B1 Topic:People & Society Also spelled life-long US /ˈlaɪf.lɔːŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #12892 Meanings 1 adj Lasting for the whole of a person's life. They were lifelong friends who met in primary school. Common collocations lifelong friend Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From life + -long. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lifelong **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlaɪf.lɔːŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 12892 ## Meanings 1. Lasting for the whole of a person's life. ## Examples - They were lifelong friends who met in primary school. ## Etymology From life + -long. ## AI Etymology Lifelong comes from life + -long. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - People & Society markdown