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

Among them was Melinda Fischer, a middle-aged woman who sometimes wore a chunky beaded necklace and cat-eye glasses. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Access for those aged 65 and over remains dependent on an ongoing clinical trial assessing specific needs of this demographic. — New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

One analysis of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older found nearly 60,000 incident cases of NTM pulmonary disease from 2010 to 2019, with incidence highest in the South and among women, Asian individuals and people aged 80 and older. — Matt Emma, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The criminal case would pit one middle-aged mother against another in a bitter fight over a 30-day jail sentence. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 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