(painting) A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects. / (cellular automata) A pattern that does not change from one generation to the next.

(of a person) The amount of time one is expected to live. / (figuratively, by extension, of an idea or an object) The amount of time something is expected to last.

(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.

That is the way things happen / Certain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.

Alternative spelling of lifespan.

The length of time a product (especially food and drugs) will last without deteriorating or without being sold.

(idiomatic, UK) Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

An individual's interpersonal relationships with people within their immediate surroundings or general public. / Those public activities performed in association with others for the purpose of pleasure.

(chiefly US) Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion. / (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of euthanasia. / (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of capital punishment.

Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama. / (by extension, sometimes capitalized) Life outside the Internet.