Associations to the word «Age»

AGE, noun. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

AGE, noun. (uncountable) That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; specifically the size of that part.

AGE, noun. (uncountable) The latter part of life; an advanced period of life, eld; seniority; state of being old.

AGE, noun. (countable) One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.

AGE, noun. (uncountable) Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.

AGE, noun. (countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.

AGE, noun. (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.

AGE, noun. (countable) A great period in the history of the Earth.

AGE, noun. (countable) A century; the period of one hundred years.

AGE, noun. The people who live at a particular period.

AGE, noun. (countable) A generation.

AGE, noun. (countable) (hyperbole) A long time.

AGE, noun. (poker) The right of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.

AGE, verb. (transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

AGE, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.

AGE, verb. (transitive) (accounting) To categorize by age.

AGE, verb. (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.

AGE COMPRESSION, noun. Marketing of items for older children and adults to young children.

AGE DISTRIBUTION, noun. The number of people in stated age ranges.

AGE GROUP, noun. A demographic grouping based on age, a generation.

AGE GROUPS, noun. Plural of age group

AGE LIMIT, noun. A restriction placed on an activity based on the age of the participants; either lower or higher limit.

AGE OF AQUARIUS, proper noun. (astrology) A historical period corresponding to the astrological sign of Aquarius, concerning the timing of which (past, present, or future) there is a wide range of views.

AGE OF AQUARIUS, proper noun. (informal) The period, roughly from the mid-1960s to the early-1970s, when New Age culture and the hippie movement were at their peaks, associated with belief in enhanced spiritual enlightenment, universal love, and personal liberation.

AGE OF CONSENT, noun. (legal) The age at which a person is legally considered to be mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse, so that it is not a crime for someone else to have sex with the person.

AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY, noun. The age at which a person is deemed fit for criminal liability for their actions

AGE OF DISCRETION, noun. (Roman Catholicism) Alternative term for age of reason

AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, proper noun. (history) A period of time ranging from part of the 17th century through much of the 18th century, characterized particularly by the importance of logic and reason.

AGE OF JUDGEMENT, noun. Alternative spelling of age of judgment

AGE OF JUDGMENT, noun. The age at which a child is presumed to be able to judge the difference between right and wrong

AGE OF JUDGMENT, noun. (theology) The time of the Last Judgment

AGE OF MAJORITY, noun. (legal) The age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted or recognized; i.e.; the age where a person ceases to be a minor legally and becomes a legal adult.

AGE OF REASON, noun. (Roman Catholicism) Seven years of age, at which age a person is morally liable for the sins that he or she commits.

AGE OF REASON, noun. (usually capitalized) The historical period when philosophy, science, and social thought were associated with the principles of rationalism and the celebration of the achievements of human reason, often considered to be centered in the 18th century.

AGE OF REASON, proper noun. Alternative form of age of reason

AGE PLAY, noun. Alternative form of ageplay

AGE RATING, noun. A classification, applied to products, specifying a minimum age for a person using it

AGE RATINGS, noun. Plural of age rating

AGE STANDARDIZED RATE, noun. (medicine) The incidence rate of a particular disease in a population if that population had a standard age structure.

AGE STANDARDIZED RATES, noun. Plural of age standardized rate

AGE, noun. How long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age".

AGE, noun. An era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age".

AGE, noun. A time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld".

AGE, noun. A prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years".

AGE, noun. A late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood".

AGE, verb. Begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast".

AGE, verb. Grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce".

AGE, verb. Make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously".