aged

aged · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (Pronounced /eɪdʒd/) Having a particular age.

  2. 2.

    (Pronounced /ˈeɪdʒɪd/) Old; elderly.

  3. 3.

    Having been left to mature for a period of time.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the aged — Elderly people as a group.
  • •
    aged care — Services and support for elderly people.
  • •
    middle-aged — Being of middle age, typically 45-65 years old.

Related words

Antonyms: young, youthful
See also: age, elderly, old
Synonyms: elderly, mature, old

Etymology

From age + -ed (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Middle English, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetas ("age").