Definitions for old age
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
old′ age′(n.)
Category: Common Vocabulary
the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.
Origin of old age:
1300–50
old′-age′
Princeton's WordNet
old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood(noun)
a late time of life
"old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
old age(noun)ʊld
the period of sb's life when they are old
health problems during old age
Wiktionary
old age(Noun)
The latter part of life, the part of life after one's prime.
Translations for old age
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- die ouderdom, oudag, grysheidAfrikaans
- شَيْخوخَهArabic
- късна възрастBulgarian
- velhicePortuguese (BR)
- stáříCzech
- hohes AlterGerman
- alderdomDanish
- γηρατειάGreek
- vejezSpanish
- vanaduspõlvEstonian
- پیریFarsi
- vanhuusFinnish
- vieillesseFrench
- זִקנָהHebrew
- बुढ़ापा, वृद्धावस्थाHindi
- starostCroatian
- öregkor(i)Hungarian
- usia tuaIndonesian
- gamals aldur, elliIcelandic
- vecchiaiaItalian
- 老年Japanese
- 노년Korean
- senatvėLithuanian
- vecumsLatvian
- tuaMalay
- ouderdomDutch
- alderdomNorwegian
- zaawansowany/podeszły wiekPolish
- پیریPersian
- د زوړوالى سنPashto
- velhicePortuguese
- bătrâneţeRomanian
- старостьRussian
- starobaSlovak
- starostSlovenian
- starostSerbian
- ålderdom[en]Swedish
- ช่วงหลังของชีวิตThai
- yaşlılık, ihtiyarlıkTurkish
- 晚年Chinese (Trad.)
- старістьUkrainian
- بڑھاپاUrdu
- lúc tuổi giàVietnamese
- 晚年Chinese (Simp.)
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