old age

American  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• old-age adjective

Etymology

Origin of old age

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

The researchers suggested that including modest amounts of animal-source foods may help prevent undernutrition and loss of lean muscle mass in very old age, compared with strictly plant-based diets.

From Science Daily

There is no potion I know of for curing old age.

From Literature

The widely circulated photographs of the poet in old age make him a perfect visual counterpart to the widowed Queen Victoria, dressed in her perpetual mourning.

From The Wall Street Journal

That makes it all the more essential that we plan for financial independence in old age.

From MarketWatch

As they reach old age, the business of burial is poised for an influx of money and new ideas, including biodegradable coffins and holograms of the deceased to display as digital memorials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• infirmity