pronunciation note: Pronounced (eɪdʒd) for meaning [sense 1], and (eɪdʒɪd) for meanings [sense 2] and , [sense 3].
1. adjective
You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Aged means very old.
She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
Synonyms: old, getting on, grey, ancient More Synonyms of aged
3. plural noun
You can refer to all people who are very old as the aged.
[old-fashioned]
...people who work with the aged.
4. See also middle-aged
aged in British English
(ˈeɪdʒɪd)
adjective
1.
a.
advanced in years; old
b. old-fashioned, sometimes offensive
(as collective noun; preceded by the)
the aged
2.
of, connected with, or characteristic of old age
3. (eɪdʒd)(postpositive)
having the age of
a woman aged twenty
4. geography(not in technical use)
having reached an advanced stage of erosion
aged in American English
(for 1, 2, 5, 6 ˈeidʒɪd, for 1, 3, 4 eidʒd)
adjective
1.
having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old
an aged man
an aged tree
2.
pertaining to or characteristic of old age
aged wrinkles
3.
of the age of
a man aged 40 years
4.
brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood
aged whiskey
5. Physical Geography
old; approaching the state of peneplain
noun
6. (used with a pl. v.) (usually prec. bythe)
old people collectively
We must have improved medical care for the aged
Derived forms
agedly
adverb
agedness
noun
Word origin
[1375–1425; late ME. See age, -ed2]
Examples of 'aged' in a sentence
aged
Aged ten, his parents gave him a cricket bat.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
aged
British English: aged /eɪdʒd/ ADJECTIVE
You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
They have a son aged five.
American English: aged
Arabic: عُمْره
Brazilian Portuguese: com idade
Chinese: …岁的
Croatian: u dobi
Czech: ve věku
Danish: år gammel
Dutch: oud
European Spanish: de edad
Finnish: ikääntynyt
French: âgé
German: bejahrt
Greek: ηλικιωμένος
Italian: di età
Japanese: 年老いた
Korean: 늙은
Norwegian: gammel
Polish: w podeszłym wieku
European Portuguese: com a idade de
Romanian: în vârstă
Russian: лет возраста
Latin American Spanish: años
Swedish: i en ålder av
Thai: อายุ...ปี
Turkish: yaşlı
Ukrainian: похилого віку
Vietnamese: có tuổi là
British English: aged NOUN
the aged You can refer to all people who are very old as the aged.
...people who work with the aged.
American English: aged
Brazilian Portuguese: idoso
Chinese: 岁数为…的
European Spanish: ancianos
French: personnes âgées
German: Alte
Italian: anziani
Japanese: 高齢者
Korean: 노령의
European Portuguese: idoso
Latin American Spanish: ancianos
All related terms of 'aged'
age
Your age is the number of years that you have lived.
prepackage
to package (foods or other merchandise ) in standard weights or units before selling
oak-aged
relating to wine that is stored for a time in oak barrels prior to bottling
middle-aged
If you describe someone as middle-aged , you mean that they are neither young nor old. People between the ages of 40 and 60 are usually considered to be middle-aged.
middle-age spread
the fat that appears round many people's waist during middle age
photo-ageing
premature wrinkling of the skin caused by overexposure to sunlight
Chinese translation of 'aged'
aged 1
(ˈeɪdʒd)
adj
aged 1010岁(歲) (shí suì)
aged 2
(ˈeɪdʒɪd)
adj
(= elderly) 老年的 (lǎonián de)
n pl
the aged老人 (lǎorén)
age
(eɪdʒ)
n
(c/u)[of person, object]年龄(齡) (niánlíng)
⇒ I'm the same age as you.我和你同龄。 (Wǒ hé nǐ tónglíng.)
(u) (= being old) 老年 (lǎonián)
⇒ He is showing signs of age.他开始显老了。 (Tā kāishǐ xiǎn lǎo le.)
(c) (= period in history) 时(時)代 (shídài) (个(個), gè)
⇒ We live in an age of uncertainty.我们生活在一个动乱的时代。 (Wǒmen shēnghuó zài yī gè dòngluàn de shídài.)
vi
[person]变(變)老 (biànlǎo)
⇒ He has aged a lot.他变老了许多。 (Tā biànlǎole xǔduō.)
vt
[person]使 ... 见(見)老 (shǐ ... jiànlǎo)
⇒ The worry had aged him.忧愁使他见老了。 (Yōuchóu shǐ tā jiànlǎo le.)
what age is he?他多大了？ (tā duōdà le?)
you don't look your age你看起来(來)与(與)你年纪(紀)不相符 (nǐ kàn qǐlái yǔ nǐ niánjì bù xiāngfú)
20 years of age20岁(歲) (èrshí suì)
at the age of 2020岁(歲)时(時) (èrshí suì shí)
to be under age[person]未成年 (wèichéngnián)
under age smoking/drinking/sex未成年抽烟(煙)/喝酒/性行为(為) (wèichéngnián chōuyān/hējiǔ/xìngxíngwéi)
to come of age[person]达(達)到法定年龄(齡) (dádào fǎdìng niánlíng)
an age, ages (inf) 很长(長)时(時)间(間) (hěn cháng shíjiān)
⇒ I haven't seen you for ages!我很长时间没见到你了！ (Wǒ hěn cháng shíjiān méi jiàndào nǐ le!)
the Stone/Bronze/Iron Age石器/铜(銅)器/铁(鐵)器时(時)代 (shíqì/tóngqì/tiěqì shídài)
the age of steam/television/chivalry蒸汽/电(電)视(視)/骑(騎)士时(時)代 (zhēngqì/diànshì/qíshì shídài)
through the ages历(歷)代 (lìdài)
All related terms of 'aged'
age
[ c/u ] ( of person, object ) 年龄(齡) niánlíng ⇒ I'm the same age as you. → 我和你同龄。 Wǒ hé nǐ tónglíng.
aged 10
10岁(歲) shí suì
the aged
老人 lǎorén
middle-aged
( neither young nor old ) 中年的 zhōngnián de
people aged 65 and over
65岁(歲)及以上年龄(齡)的人 liùshíwǔ suì jí yǐshàng niánlíng de rén
(adjective)
Definition
advanced in years
She has an aged parent who needs some care.
Synonyms
old
I was considered too old for the job.
getting on
grey
a grey old man
ancient
ancient rites
antique
Their aim is to break taboos and change antique laws.
elderly
There was an elderly couple on the terrace.
past it (informal)
age-old
this age-old struggle for control
antiquated
The factory is so antiquated, it isn't worth saving.
hoary
the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable
superannuated
the superannuated idealism of the sixties
senescent
cobwebby
Opposites
young
,
adolescent
,
juvenile
,
youthful
,
childish
,
immature
,
boyish or girlish
Additional synonyms
in the sense of age-old
Definition
very old
this age-old struggle for control
Synonyms
ancient,
old,
aged,
timeworn,
antique,
old-fashioned,
obsolete,
out-of-date,
archaic,
bygone,
antiquated,
outmoded,
primordial,
primeval,
hoary,
olden,
superannuated,
antediluvian,
cobwebby,
old as the hills
in the sense of ancient
Definition
very old
ancient rites
Synonyms
very old,
early,
aged,
antique,
obsolete,
archaic,
age-old,
bygone,
antiquated,
hoary,
olden,
superannuated,
antediluvian,
timeworn,
old as the hills
in the sense of antiquated
Definition
obsolete or old-fashioned
The factory is so antiquated, it isn't worth saving.