aged

adjective

ˈā-jəd 

ˈājd;

ˈājd 

for sense 1b

1

: grown old: such as

a

: of an advanced age

an aged man

b

: having attained a specified age

a man aged 40 years

2

: typical of old age

… the aged wrinkles in my cheeks …

—Shakespeare

3

: having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time

aged wine

aged cheese

agedness

ˈā-jəd-nəs 

noun

Synonyms of aged

• older
• elderly
• aging
• old

Examples of aged in a Sentence

a group of men aged between 20 and 30

all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind

Recent Examples on the Web

Although an invasion was unlikely, an aged Washington threw himself into preventing the French Revolution from reaching American shores. —Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

On our first morning, my two younger daughters, aged four and one, wanted to play in the ocean. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met MuseumBad Bunny arrives as an aged version of himself on the Met Gala carpet. —Chelsea Stahl, NBC news, 4 May 2026

Morrison’s Broadway career began in 1981 with a musical that cast young performers as middle-aged characters who get younger as the show goes on. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of agen "to age entry 2" (modeled on Anglo-French agé)

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing aged

• the aged
• the middle-aged

Rhymes for aged

• assuaged
• engaged
• enraged
• outraged
• teenaged
• unpaged
• caged
• gaged
• gauged
• paged
• raged
• staged

Kids Definition

aged

adjective

1

ˈā-jəd

: very old

an aged oak

2

ˈājd

: having reached a specified age

a child aged ten

agedness

ˈā-jəd-nəs 

noun