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aged

aged

3 1.8
Old people considered as a group
  • noun
  • /eɪdʒd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : ancianos
  • Hence, in 1912, the Jewish Home for the Aged of Central New York was founded.
  • a home for the aged
  • help the aged
  • center for the aged

Examples

  • A priest came to see her here at the Sacred Heart Home for the Aged.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Failure to cater for the aged is an abomination among various ethnic groups in Nigeria.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So there are policy implications for a rising aged population.

  • During that period, large, new concentrations of the aged appeared in other counties.

    Academic text (1990)
  • For instance, the aged are engaged in taking care of their grandchildren, ensuring peaceful co-existence within the community.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Despite the community's youth, New York City's first East European institution for the aged, the Home of the Daughters of Jacob, was founded in 1897.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In 1839, the members of the Association for the Relief of Respectable, Aged, and Indigent Females built the first Protestant old-age home in New York.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In 1903, the Charity Board of New York City renamed its public almshouse the Home for the Aged and Infirm (Folks, 1903).

    Academic text (1993)
  • More than six million older people will have a debilitating long-term illness by 2025, according to a study by Help the Aged's research arm, Research into Ageing.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The community center offers a variety of activities for the aged to stay active and social.

Synonyms

elderly
vsaged
68 2.0

A group of people who are past middle age

is a slightly more formal collective label used in general or official contexts
the olds
vsaged
  • Informal
1 9.1

People who have lived a long time

is the neutral collective term rather than an informal or playful expression

Antonyms

164 1.0

The time between childhood and adulthood when someone is young

4 1.6

People who are not yet adults considered together as a group

Compounds

A man around 45 to 65 years old

Surface Forms

aged singular
ageds plural

Morphology

aged = aged (transparent) = age + ed

The adjective 'aged' is a regular formation from 'age' + '-ed', and the noun sense is a standard conversion meaning 'the aged' collectively.

Etymology

Aged as a noun comes from age meaning 'time of life' and names people who have a lot of years. So, the phrase the aged simply means the group of old people.