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Definition of aged adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

  1.  
    /eɪdʒd/
     
    /eɪdʒd/
    [not usually before noun] of the age of
    • They have two children aged six and nine.
    • volunteers aged between 25 and 40
    • Children have the opportunity to meet similarly aged children.
  2.  
    /ˈeɪdʒɪd/
     
    /ˈeɪdʒɪd/
    (old-fashioned) very old
    • my aged aunt
    • People caring for an aged relative need support.
    • I’m not sure if my aged car can make it up that hill.
    Synonyms oldoldelderly aged long-lived matureThese words all describe somebody/​something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time.old having lived for a long time; no longer young:
    • She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.
    elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old’:
    • She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.
    aged (formal) very old:
    • Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.
    long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time:
    • Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.
    mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young:
    • clothes for the mature woman
    Patterns
    • a(n) old/​elderly/​aged/​long-lived/​mature man/​woman
    • a(n) old/​elderly/​aged/​mature gentleman/​lady/​couple
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  3. the aged
     
    /ˈeɪdʒɪd/
     
    /ˈeɪdʒɪd/
    noun [plural] (old-fashioned) very old people Many people prefer to say old people, older people or (especially in the US) seniors if they need to refer to these people as a group.
    • services for the sick and the aged
    More Like This Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/
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