# have one's whole life ahead of one

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To be young, and therefore have many years left to live and experience life.

## Etymology
The phrase is an exaggeration, the implication being that by being young one has barely experienced life at all.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/have-one-s-whole-life-ahead-of-one