aged

American  

[ey-jid, eyjd] / ˈeɪ dʒɪd, eɪdʒd /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of aged

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

Example Sentences

As the mice aged, the researchers transplanted the stored samples back into the same animals through a process known as fecal microbiota transplantation, or FMT.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

QCDs allow individuals aged 70 ½ and older to donate up to $111,000 from an IRA directly to charity, satisfying RMDs and excluding the amount from taxable income.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

For a show that’s over 50 years old, “Saturday Night Live” has aged pretty well.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

All adults aged 18 and over can vote in the elections if they are either a British or Irish citizen, or a qualifying foreign national.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Every available male, aged sixteen to sixty, was drafted into this new militia, under the direction of the SS.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Related Words

• elderly