old age

noun

1. the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.

Other Word Forms

• old-age adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of old age¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

They stay engaged, purposeful, and connected to their communities well into old age.

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That would push up the old age dependency ratio - the proportion of older people over the age of 65 relative to people aged 16 to 64 - from around 30% today to almost 50% by 2070.

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Had William Clive survived into old age I might have met him when I was a child.

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Their goal was to determine if genes from people who live to extreme old age -- supercentenarians -- could protect against the cellular damage caused by Progeria.

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Even at her old age, Dr. Molovo was still consumed by a passion for robots.

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Related Words

• infirmity