age

age

noun

{bc}the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises or rests

age

verb

{bc}to become old {bc}show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age

-age

noun suffix

{bc}aggregate {bc}collection

aging

age-group

noun

{bc}a segment of a population that is of approximately the same age or is within a specified range of ages

age-mate

noun

{bc}one who is of about the same age as another

age of consent

noun phrase

{bc}the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially to marriage or to sexual intercourse

age of reason

noun phrase

{bc}the time of life when one begins to be able to distinguish right from wrong

age-old

adjective

{bc}having existed for ages {bc}{sx|ancient||}

age-related macular degeneration

noun

{bc}{d_link|macular degeneration|macular degeneration} that affects the elderly in either a slowly progressing form marked especially by the accumulation of yellow deposits in and thinning of the {d_link|macula|macula} or in a rapidly progressing form marked by scarring produced by bleeding and fluid leakage below the macula