Veteran
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A person with long experience of a particular activity. A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having had long experience, practice, or service. Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.
Example sentence: Postpartum depression is a very real and very serious problem for many mothers. It can happen to a first time mom or a veteran mother. It can occur a few days... or a few months after childbirth.
Seasoned
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby
Example sentence: In time we grow older, we grow wiser, we grow smarter, and we're better. And I feel like I'm becoming more seasoned, although I don't have my salt-and-pepper hair.