autumn years
Golden age period
Autumn years refers to the later period of a person's life, typically after retirement.
The metaphor draws on autumn as the season before winter—a time of maturity and gradual decline, but also of richness and harvest.
In his autumn years, he finally took up painting.
The phrase carries a gentler tone than "old age."
- old ageAdvanced years of life
- back endPosterior portion
- life reviewReflecting on past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- looking backRecalling what happened before
retirement · old souls · elderhood · nostalgia · legacy · life cycle · aging gracefully · mellowing · late adulthood · senescence · ancestral wisdom · passing the torch · silver hair · sage advice · acceptance · fulfillment · memoirs · bucket list
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
autumn yearsyouth
State of being immature
spring of life · childhood · infancy · early years · tender years
autumn yearsprime
Readying for action
heyday · bloom · golden age · springtime · ascendancy