age

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   how long something has existed

   it was replaced because of its age

2. 2
   noun

   a time of life, usually defined in years, at which some particular qualification or power arises

   We were finally of school age.

3. 3
   noun

   a late time of life

   old age is not for sissies

4. 4
   noun

   a prolonged period of time

   we've known each other for ages

5. 5
   noun

   an era of history having some distinctive feature

   we live in a litigious age

6. 6
   verb

   to grow old or older

   We aged gracefully.

7. 7
   verb

   to begin to seem older

   The death of their child aged them.

8. 8
   verb

   to make older

   I aged the cheese in a dark environment.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Italic *aiwom Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Proto-Italic *aiwotāts Vulgar Latin aetās Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Vulgar Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin -āticus Vulgar Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age From Middle English age, Old French aage…