eld

Noun
  1. A late time of life (synset 115178747)
    "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"
    is a type of: time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
    subtypes: dotage, second childhood, senility - mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
    has:
    same as: age, geezerhood, old age, years
  2. A time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises (synset 115170131)
    "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"
    is a type of: time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
    subtypes:
    • age of consent - the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union
    • legal age, majority - the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
    • minority, nonage - any age prior to the legal age
    • drinking age - the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages
    • voting age - the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections
    is a part of: life, life-time, lifespan, lifetime - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
    same as: age

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