old age en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- ōld āj
Etymology
From Middle English olde age, eld age; compare earlier Middle English olde elde (“old age”), alderelde (“old age”), equivalent to old + age. Displaced wholly non-native Middle English vilesse (“old age”) (borrowed from Old French villesce, vieillece (“old age”)) and senectute (“old age”) (from Latin senectūs (“old age”)).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward.
People often become hard of hearing in old age.
A ripe old age.
- (uncountable) A cause of death representing natural death through the expected accumulation of health problems in advanced age.
Antonyms
Deriveds
old age home · old age pension
Holonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
senility · dotage · seniority · eldership · second childhood · third age
Relateds
old man · old woman · elderly · midlife
Synonyms
codgerhood · chair days · oldhood · elderliness · superannuation · golden years · eld · vetustity · golden years · fogeydom · age · senectitude · eld · old age · geezerdom · sunset years · twilight years · senescence · codgerhood
Translations (113)
ka სიბერე (latter part of life) · gsw Altar (latter part of life) · ja 老年 (latter part of life) · tg пирӣ (latter part of life) · pl starość (latter part of life) · ar كِبْر سِنّ (latter part of life) · ang æfteryldo (latter part of life) · tg солхурдаги (latter part of life) · te వృద్ధాప్యము (latter part of life) · nv są́ (latter part of life) · hi वृद्धावस्था (latter part of life) · mi koroheketanga (latter part of life) · fa زرمان (latter part of life) · pt terceira idade (latter part of life) · ru ста́рость (latter part of life) · da alderdom (latter part of life) · rup bitãrneatsã (latter part of life) · fr troisième âge (latter part of life) · sw uzee (latter part of life) · uk ста́рість (latter part of life) · eo oldeco (latter part of life) · gl vellez (latter part of life) · ota كبر (latter part of life) · vi tuổi già (latter part of life) · tew sedó (latter part of life) · sl starost (latter part of life) · nn alderdom (latter part of life) · fa کهنسالی (latter part of life) · tr yaşlılık (latter part of life) · ky карылык (latter part of life) · fa سالخوردگی (latter part of life) · ckb پیری (latter part of life) · el γεράματα (latter part of life) · sh starost (latter part of life) · az qocalıq (latter part of life) · grc γῆρας (latter part of life) · cmn 老年期 (latter part of life) · he זְקוּנִים (latter part of life) · mi mātāpūpututanga (latter part of life) · mk ста́рост (latter part of life) · fr vieillesse (latter part of life) · sv ålderdom (latter part of life) · yi זקנה (latter part of life) · ga aostacht (latter part of life) · la senium (latter part of life) · mi kaumātuatanga (latter part of life) · sh старост (latter part of life) · nl ouderdom (latter part of life) · nb alderdom (latter part of life) · gv shenn eash (latter part of life) · id masa tua (latter part of life) · es vejez (latter part of life) · egy i-A-w-A19 (latter part of life) · cmn 老年 (latter part of life) · kk кәрілік (latter part of life) · te ముసలితనము (latter part of life) · ml വാർദ്ധക്യം (latter part of life) · hi बुढ़ापा (latter part of life) · mi nehe (latter part of life) · zdj undru ɗuhazi (latter part of life) · pt melhor idade (latter part of life) · he זִקְנָה (latter part of life) · hu aggkor (latter part of life) · uz keksalik (latter part of life) · an vielluz (latter part of life) · ar شَيْخُوخَة (latter part of life) · cs stáří (latter part of life) · scn vicchiania (latter part of life) · cu старость (latter part of life) · ja 晩年 (latter part of life) · hu öregség (latter part of life) · ko 노년 (latter part of life) · pt velhice (latter part of life) · el γηρατειά (latter part of life) · yi אַלטערהייט (latter part of life) · sk staroba (latter part of life) · kk қариялық (latter part of life) · eo maljuneco (latter part of life) · lv vecība (latter part of life) · cmn 晚年 (latter part of life) · ar عُجُوز (latter part of life) · hy ծերություն (latter part of life) · lv vecums (latter part of life) · ta முதுமை (latter part of life) · lld vedleza (latter part of life) · kk қарттық (latter part of life) · yi אַלטקייט (latter part of life) · taa sonh (latter part of life) · sw ushaibu (latter part of life) · de hohes Alter (latter part of life) · ca vellesa (latter part of life) · th วัยสูงอายุ (latter part of life) · el τρίτη ηλικία (latter part of life) · it vecchiaia (latter part of life) · de Alter (latter part of life) · fa پیری (latter part of life) · ga foirfeacht (latter part of life) · hu időskor (latter part of life) · ur بڑھاپا (latter part of life) · uz qarilik (latter part of life) · ko 만년 (latter part of life) · pox storüst (latter part of life) · be ста́расць (latter part of life) · fi vanhuus (latter part of life) · ro bătrânețe (latter part of life) · tew kwiyó (latter part of life) · txb ktsaitstsäññe (latter part of life) · kk шалдық (latter part of life) · es tercera edad (latter part of life) · bg ста́рост (latter part of life) · la senectūs (latter part of life) · hu öregkor (latter part of life) · yi זקונים (latter part of life)