| NOUN | time | eld, old age, years, age, geezerhood | a late time of life |
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| time | eld, age | a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises |
| Meaning | A late time of life. | |
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| Example | "a beard white with eld" | |
| Synonyms | old age, years, age, geezerhood | |
| Parts | eighties, mid-eighties | The time of life between 80 and 90 |
| nineties, mid-nineties | The time of life between 90 and 100 | |
| seventies, mid-seventies | The time of life between 70 and 80 | |
| sixties, mid-sixties | The time of life between 60 and 70 | |
| Narrower | dotage, second childhood, senility | mental infirmity as a consequence of old age |
| Broader | time of life | A period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state |
| Spanish | años, edad, tercera edad, vejez | |
| Catalan | anys, edat, tercera edat, vellesa | |
| Meaning | A time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises. | |
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| Example | "tall for his eld" | |
| Synonym | age | |
| Part of | life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan | The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) |
| Narrower | age of consent | The minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations |
| drinking age | The age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages | |
| majority, legal age | The age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs | |
| minority, nonage | Any age prior to the legal age | |
| voting age | The age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections | |
| Broader | time of life | A period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state |
| Spanish | edad | |
| Catalan | edat | |
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