ageing
adjective/ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
/ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
(British English) (also aging especially in North American English)
[usually before noun]- becoming older and usually less useful, safe, healthy, etc.
- ageing equipment
- an ageing population
- He takes care of his ageing mother.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAgeing is used with these nouns:- father
- mother
- parent
- …
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