old age

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English olde age, eld age; compare earlier Middle English olde elde (“old age”), alderelde (“old age”), equivalent to old +‎ age. Displaced wholly non-native Middle English vilesse (“old age”) (borrowed from Old French villesce, vieillece (“old age”)) and senectute (“old age”) (from Latin senectūs (“old age”)). === Pronunciation === enPR: ōld āj Hyphenation: old age === Noun === old age (uncountable) The latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward. Synonyms: golden years; codgerhood, eld; see also Thesaurus:old age A cause of death representing natural death through the expected accumulation of health problems in advanced age. ==== Derived terms ==== old age home old age pension ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === age-old, gaoled, geodal, goaled