aged

[ey-jid, eyjd]

adjective

1. having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old.

   an aged man;

   an aged tree.

   Synonyms: ancient
   Antonyms: young

2. pertaining to or characteristic of old age.

   aged wrinkles.

3. of the age of.

   a man aged 40 years.

4. brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood.

   aged whiskey.

5. Physical Geography.,  old; approaching the state of a peneplain.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. old people collectively.

   We must have improved medical care for the aged.

   It seems we all, aged and young alike, live in a kind of continuum of existence.

aged

/ ˈeɪdʒɪd /

adjective

1. 1. advanced in years; old

   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the aged

2. of, connected with, or characteristic of old age

3. (postpositive) having the age of

   a woman aged twenty

4. geography (not in technical use) having reached an advanced stage of erosion

Other Word Forms

• agedly adverb
• agedness noun
• preaged adjective
• unaged adjective
• well-aged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aged¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; age, -ed ²

Example Sentences

From 10 December, social media firms - including Meta, TikTok and YouTube - must ensure that Australians aged under 16 cannot hold accounts on their platforms.

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Renoir's son Jean, born in 1894, went on to receive a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975, several years before he died aged 84.

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The three girls - aged nine, seven and six - have not been going to school.

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Two men, aged 38 and 39, and two women, aged 31 and 40, were arrested on Tuesday.

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Tooth decay is currently the leading cause of hospital admissions for children aged between five and nine in England, official statistics said.

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Related Words

• elderly