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

Three men, aged 46, 42 and 39, were arrested in the coastal suburb of Malabar in connection with the same child abuse network. —Helen Regan, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025

Officials arrested her father and two brothers, then aged 22 and 24, and charged them in connection with her killing, which prosecutors said likely happened on May 22. —Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025

Everything from perfectly aged wicker baskets to timeless wood furniture is marked down. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025

Lately a nun, middle-aged Nora Breen moves into a boarding house in a seaside village, slowly healing from the adversities of World War II. —The Know, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025

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