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

Those data points are scored against other competitors of the same gender and age group, and against the fitness and lifestyle habits of the average American man and woman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

David Mais, from the ONS, said vapers were getting older and that "may reflect existing users getting older, growing popularity among this age group, or a combination of both".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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

“The seven-to-nine age group is over there,” Frank read.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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