Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); 
- Example: "the battery had a short life"- Example: "he lived a long and happy life"[syn: life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lifespan
    n 1: the period during which something is functional (as between
         birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived
         a long and happy life" [syn: life, lifetime, life-
         time, lifespan]