age group

American  

noun

• age groups
  plural

1. people of approximately the same age and often of the same gender or sex, nationality, educational or social background, etc.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• age groups
  plural

Etymology

Origin of age group

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

age group

That was by far the fastest growth of any age group.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

She says this age group is less likely to remain in education and more likely to be navigating the transition into work.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

By 2022, breast cancer incidence among Asian American women under 50 had become comparable to the rate among white women of the same age group.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Prasad cited the fact that Moderna tested its experimental vaccine for seniors measuring case counts against a standard-dose flu shot rather than Fluzone High-Dose, the version the FDA normally recommends for that age group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Half the young men of that age group are either unemployed or underemployed.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers