old age (B1)
noun phrase
Pronunciation: oʊld eɪdʒ
Definition
The period of life after middle age, when a person is old.
Examples
She lived to a ripe old age.
He looked after his parents in their old age.
Many societies do not value the wisdom that comes with old age.
How to Use old age
- in old age (prepositional phrase)
- During the period of being old. — "He started learning the piano in old age."
- old age pension (collocation)
- Money paid regularly by the government to people who are old. — "She receives an old age pension from the state."
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