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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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Both child-free by choice, they were reminded that not having children means there'll be no one to take care of them in old age.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
In 1965, Medicare ameliorated the old-age fear of medical bankruptcy.
—Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The film highlights the struggles of a dementia patient after his kids disown and abandon him in old age.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Both child-free by choice, they were reminded that not having children means there'll be no one to take care of them in old age.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
No one recalled Franz or Johanna saying anything about selling the house or an old-age home.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
In 1965, Medicare ameliorated the old-age fear of medical bankruptcy.
—Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Old age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20age. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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