Standard Lemma guide

aged

adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /eɪdʒd/ all other senses; used by some people for all senses
  • ājd all other senses; used by some people for all senses
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪdʒɪd
  • rhymes with -eɪdʒd
  • derived: /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/ used by some people for the adjective sense "old"
  • derived: āʹjĭd used by some people for the adjective sense "old"
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EY1 JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: EY1 JH IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Old.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I knocked on the door and an aged man opened it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having the age of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: chiefly non-US

Examples

  • Aged 18, he had no idea what to do with his life.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • aged whiskey

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Old people, collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: collective, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article

Examples

  • the aged
  • health insurance and retirement income for the aged

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elderly

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of age

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cured

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • mature well-aged cheeses

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ripened

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • aged members of the society
  • elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
  • senior citizen

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elderly, older, senior

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • aged rocks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

people who are old collectively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • special arrangements were available for the aged

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elderly

Antonyms: young

Broader terms: age group, age bracket, cohort

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ikääntynyt — old — see also old
  • German: alt — old — see also old
  • Latin: senex — old — see also old
  • Latin: longaevus — old — see also old
  • Latin: vetus — old — see also old
  • Latin: annōsus — old — see also old
  • Plautdietsch: oolt — old — see also old
  • Polish: sędziwy — old — see also old
  • Spanish: viejo — old — see also old
  • Spanish: anciano — old — see also old
  • Tocharian B: ktsaitstse — old — see also old
  • Tocharian B: śrāñ — old — see also old
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوجه (koca) — old — see also old
  • Ottoman Turkish: اختیار (ihtiyâr) — old — see also old
  • Ottoman Turkish: بزرك (büzürg) — old — see also old
  • Finnish: ikäinen — having the age of
  • Karakhanid: يَشْلِغْ (yašlïɣ) — having the age of
  • Turkish: yaşlı — having the age of
  • Turkish: yaşında — having the age of
  • Turkish: yaşındaki — having the age of
  • Ottoman Turkish: یاشلو (yaşlı) — having the age of
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوجه (koca) — having the age of
  • Bulgarian: отлежал (otležal) — undergone effects of time, improving in the process
  • Esperanto: aĝinta — undergone effects of time, improving in the process
  • Finnish: kypsynyt — undergone effects of time, improving in the process
  • German: gealtert — undergone effects of time, improving in the process
  • Finnish: ikääntyneet — Translations
  • Finnish: vanhat — Translations
  • Mongolian: настан (nastan) — Translations