ouderdom

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch ouderdom, from ouder (“age”). The word is today synchronically interpreted as ouder (“older”) +‎ -dom, as the noun ouder in the sense of "age" is long-obsolete in most dialects of Dutch. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ou‧der‧dom === Noun === ouderdom m (plural ouderdommen, no diminutive) (old) age, annosity ==== Synonyms ==== leeftijd ouder (obsolete) ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: ouderdom → Caribbean Javanese: odherdhom