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
Yolanda	yo-LAHN-də (English)	Spanish, English
Priska	-	German, Biblical Greek
Crystal	KRIS-təl	English
PÓL	POL	Irish
Pau	-	Catalan, Occitan
Ethan	EE-thən (English)	English, Jewish, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin