Birds typically have a life expectancy of 10-30 years. The parrot family as a whole - including parakeets, cockatoos, macaws and cockateels - tends to live longer. These birds can have a lifespan of 70 years or more.
apprentice. 1  a person under legal agreement to work a specified length of time for a master craftsman in a craft or trade in return for instruction and, formerly, support. 2  a person who is acquiring a trade, craft, or skill under specified conditions, usually as a member of a labor union. 3  any learner or beginner; novice.
Adj. 1. adept-having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; adept in handicrafts; an adept juggler; an expert job; a good mechanic; a practiced marksman; a proficient engineer; a lesser-known but no less skillful composer; the effect was achieved by skillful retouching.