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elderhood en · NOUN

Etymology

From elder + -hood.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being an elder.
    • A notion of elderhood appears to exist in most non-Western societies and is largely based on combining social and functional definitions of one's place in the life cycle. 2004, Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: