milestone in life

milestone in someone's life

and important milestone in someone's life

a very important event or point in one's life. (From the [former] stone markers at the side of a road showing the distance to or from a place.) Joan's wedding was a milestone in her mother's life. The birth of a child is a milestone in every parent's life.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sabryna	sə-BREEN-ə	English (Rare)
Mahon	-	Irish
Calum	KAL-um	Scottish
Radoslava	rah-dah-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Jelani	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Sarah	SER-ə (English), SAR-ə (English), ZAH-rah (German)	English, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew