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Meaning of old age | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward.
    uncountable
  2. The mainstream of Western culture, especially as existed prior to the New Age movement.
  3. A cause of death representing natural death through the expected accumulation of health problems in advanced age.
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية خلق شيخوخة عجوز كبر كِبْر سِنّ
Azərbaycan dili qocalıq
Български старост
Bosanski stari stari starost старост
Català vellesa
Čeština stáří starobní
Dansk alderdom
Deutsch Alter hohes Alter
Ελληνικά γεράματα γηρατειά στερνά
Esperanto maljuneco oldeco
Español tercera edad vejez
فارسی پیری زرمان
Suomi ukkoikä vanhuus vanhuusikä
Français troisième âge vieillesse
Gaeilge aostacht foirfeacht
Gàidhlig sine
Galego senectude vellez
עברית זקנה שיבה
हिन्दी ख़िज़ाँ बुढ़ापा वृद्धावस्था हरम
Hrvatski stari stari starost старост
Magyar öregség
Հայերեն ծերություն
Bahasa Indonesia tunggang gunung
Italiano vecchiaia
日本語 四苦 晩年 生老病死 老い 老年 老身 老齢 高齢
ქართული სიბერე
Қазақ тілі кәрілік қариялық қарттық
한국어 고령 노년 노령 만년
Latina canities senecta senectus senium veternus vetustas
Latviešu vecība vecums
Македонски старост
മലയാളം വാർദ്ധക്യം
Nederlands ouderdom
Polski babizna siwizna starość
Português velhice
Română bătrânețe
Русский старость
Slovenščina starost
Српски stari stari starost старост
Svenska ålderdom
Kiswahili ushaibu uzee
தமிழ் முதுமை
తెలుగు ముసలితనము వృద్ధాప్యము
ไทย วัยชรา วัยดึก
Türkçe yaşlılık
Українська старість
اردو بڑھاپا
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Examples

“People often become⟳ hard of hearing in old age.”
“A ripe old age.”
“I have⟳ often wondered what's so "new" about the New Age; its basic tenets that we can completely create⟳ our own⟳ reality and that everything happens for a reason⟳, to teach⟳ some sort⟳ of lesson, have⟳ always seemed to me to carry⟳ the same message as the "pull⟳ yourself up by your own⟳ bootstraps" philosophy of the Old Age.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

old age home old age pension old age pensioner Old Albanian old ale Old Alresford

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