age
How long lived
Age is a noun that designates a length of time in which something existed or flourished: the age of dinosaurs, the age of steam engines.
The age of a person or object is how old they are in years: At what age did you begin to date?
If the unit is not years, it is usually specified: Babies ages newborn to 18 months. Middle age is a vague term applied to people from about 45 to 65 years old.
Age or ages can also mean a very long time: We haven’t been back there for ages. As a verb, age refers to allowing something to reach maturity: I don’t think this beef was aged properly.
When a person or something else ages, they get older.
Distinct historical period
- eraDistinct historical period
- centuryHundred-year span
- decadeTen-year span
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
antiquity · prehistoric · medieval · Renaissance · Victorian · colonial · industrial · modern
Surface lines from folding
- gray hairPigment-faded strands
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- declineDecrease or refuse
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
frailty · wear · patina · vintage · antique · weathering · oxidation · fading
Earliest period of life
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- adulthoodState of being grown
- toddlerhoodStage of learning walking
youth · senior · elder · geriatric · centenarian · octogenarian · golden years · twilight years
Good judgment from experience
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
responsibility · insight · understanding · sagacity · composure · gravitas · worldliness · seasoned
Scale with lowered third
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- majorityOver half of total
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
curfew · juvenile · legal capacity · criminal responsibility · mandatory retirement
Official population count
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- generationAge-defined peer group
- Gen ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
Sexual development stage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- cognitive developmentAcquiring reasoning abilities over time
motor skills · language acquisition · socialization · learning · nurturing · play · dependency · teething
epoch
Distinct historical period
millennium · antiquity · prehistoric · medieval · Renaissance · Victorian · colonial · industrial · modern · contemporary
wrinkles
Surface lines from folding
- gray hairPigment-faded strands
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- declineDecrease or refuse
deterioration · frailty · wear · patina · vintage · antique · weathering · oxidation · fading · creaking
infancy
Earliest period of life
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- adulthoodState of being grown
toddlerhood · youth · senior · elder · geriatric · centenarian · octogenarian · golden years · twilight years · prime
wisdom
Good judgment from experience
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
discernment · responsibility · insight · understanding · sagacity · composure · gravitas · worldliness · seasoned · weathered
minor
Scale with lowered third
emancipation · curfew · juvenile · legal capacity · criminal responsibility · mandatory retirement
census
Official population count
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- generationAge-defined peer group
puberty
Sexual development stage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
- milestonesNotable points of progress
cognitive development · motor skills · language acquisition · socialization · learning · nurturing · play · dependency · teething · weaning
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- timekeepingclock, watch, watches, clocks, timer
- birthdaysbirthday cake, birthday candle, birthday card, birthday wish, birthday song
- Short Wordsact, a, add, I, bat
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- personal datafull name, first name, last name, middle name, date of birth
ageyouth
State of being immature
childhood · infancy · adolescence · boyhood · girlhood
agerejuvenate
Restore youthful vigor
renew · restore · revitalize · refresh · regenerate
- old ageAdvanced years of life
- middle ageLife's middle decades
- ages agoThe remote past
- come of ageReach legal adulthood
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- coming of ageReaching adult status
aged, teenager, ages, ageless, ageing, ageism, underage, ageist, overage