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📼 The 1990s 👴 Ages 90-99
nineties

nineties

2.4
A person aged between 90 and 99
  • noun
  • /ˈnaɪn.tiz/
translation icon : noventa
  • She remained active well into her nineties, gardening and volunteering in her community.

Examples

  • Despite being in his nineties, he still enjoyed daily walks around the park.

  • Many people today are living healthier lives into their nineties.

  • She is currently in her nineties.

  • My grandmother enjoyed her nineties traveling.

  • Despite being in his nineties, he still enjoys daily walks around the park.

  • Many people today are living healthier lives well into their nineties.

  • She remained active and fulfilled in her nineties, gardening and volunteering in her community.

Synonyms

mid-nineties
vsnineties
6.2

A person who is about 95 years old

has identical meaning but uses the broader, simpler term without the extra qualifier

Compounds

mid-nineties
6.2

A person who is about 95 years old

How Old

nineties
2.4
seventies
1.4
fifties
13 2.0
twenties
51 1.1
teens
13 1.0

Surface Forms

nineties plural

Morphology

nineties = ninety (transparent) = nine + ty + s

Formed by regular derivation 'nine' + '-ty' = 'ninety', then pluralized with regular plural -s; learners who know 'ninety' and plural rules will derive the meaning.

Etymology

Nineties comes from ninety ('nine tens') plus the plural ending -ies, so it means people who are in their '90s', aged 90 to 99.