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

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Etymology

Origin of age group

First recorded in 1900–05

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

age group

Among men, multiple myeloma was the only cancer found to be increasing significantly faster in the younger age group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Bottas is an accomplished cyclist and earned a spot at the Gravel World Championships after finishing fifth in his age group at a qualifying event in the Czech Republic during Formula 1's summer hiatus.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

That was the largest increase for any age group and marked the first time more than 10 million older Americans fell below the poverty threshold.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

But about 21% of under-20s held a positive view of China in a poll last year by World United Formosans for Independence, a pro-independence group in Taiwan, the highest of any age group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

One reason is that music and identity are closely related, and groups or cohorts of people listen to particular songs targeted toward their age group produced by the market-driven music business.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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