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

For many, it puts their retirement and comfort in old age at risk, and now the options for parents to better manage the debt will soon be dwindling.

From MarketWatch

When pressed for an example, she says, “old age.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She’s more aware of the difficulties of old age than most, and it’s hard to argue with her.

From Literature

From menstruation mishaps to a meditation on old age, and the challenges faced by Arab-Israelis in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks, one Oscars category is nothing if not varied.

From Barron's

The team then tracked how the numbers of these cells changed as the mice moved from young adulthood to middle age and then to old age.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• infirmity