1
: the fact of being old
She died of old age.
2
: the time of life when a person is old
He's getting sweeter in his old age.
: of, for, or relating to old people
an old-age home
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Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
One wall is a somber portrait of Americans suffering the effects of child poverty, old age, and unemployment.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
These measures have accelerated the insolvency of the old-age benefits program.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Perhaps as a result, various European countries had introduced academic programs in the new field of music geragogy—the study of music-learning in old age.
—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
One wall is a somber portrait of Americans suffering the effects of child poverty, old age, and unemployment.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
These accusations traffic in old-age antisemitic tropes.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
These measures have accelerated the insolvency of the old-age benefits program.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Old age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20age. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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