old age
Meaning
The latter part of life, the part of life after one's prime.
Synonyms
adult age
advanced age
old people
long life
geezerhood
declining years
become old
last days
topographic old age
old person
veteran stage
oncoming age
geratic period
older people
time of life
the elderly
aged population
codggywood
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English olde age, eld age; compare earlier Middle English olde elde (“old age”), alderelde (“old age”), equivalent to old + age. Displaced non-native Middle English vilesse (“old age”) (borrowed from Old French villesce, vieillece (“old age”)) and senectute (“old age”) (from Latin senectūs (“old age”)).
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