at/from an early age

:  near the beginning of a period of time

:  near the beginning of a course, process, or series

:  before the usual or expected time

:  of, relating to, or occurring near the beginning of a period of time, a development, or a series

:  distant in past time

:  primitive

:  the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises or rests

:  majority

:  one of the stages of life

:  to become old :  show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age

:  to acquire a desirable quality (such as mellowness or ripeness) by standing undisturbed for some time

:  to cause to become old