Definitions

old age

NOUN

period of being elderly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infirmity

WEAK

advancing years age agedness autumn of life caducity debility declining years decrepitude dotage elderliness evening of life feebleness geriatrics golden age golden years latter part of animate life longevity oldness retirement age second childhood senectitude senescence senility seniority winter of life years

Antonyms

WEAK

adolescence childhood infancy youth

Example Sentences

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Old-age pensions will also be increased in line with inflation, with the lowest pensions set to rise at least 3% next year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021

Old-age pensions, they point out, are a recent innovation, invented - along with the welfare state - by the German statesman Otto von Bismarck towards the end of the 19th Century.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2012

Old-age makeup and a Southern accent--this means for sure that we're in for a wondrous, lovable eccentric.

From Time Magazine Archive

Old-age pensions had been increased from ten shillings to one pound weekly.

From Time Magazine Archive

By these Marks I knew him to be Old-age.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph

old age

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