old agen.

Brit.

/əʊld ˈeɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ/

Forms: see old adj. and age n.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: old adj., age n.; old age pension n.

Etymology: < old adj. + age n. In sense 2 short for old age pension n.

1. The later part of life; the period of life after youth and middle age (cf. age n. 1); the state of having existed for a relatively long time, usually with reference to deterioration (see old adj. 3).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [noun]

eld971

old agec1330

agec1380

last agea1382

oldc1385

aldereldea1400

winterc1425

vilessec1430

annosityc1450

senectute1481

the black ox1546

golden years1559

years1561

great1587

afterlife1589

setting sun1597

antiquity1600

chair-daysa1616

the vale of yearsa1616

grandevity1623

green old age1634

eldship1647

senioritya1688

the other side of the hill1691

the decline of life1711

senectude1756

senility1791

senectitude1796

post-climacteric1826

Anno Domini1885

senium1911

golden age1946

c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) 400 He þat schal in þin eld age, Binime þe þin heritage.

c1450 in F. J. Furnivall Hymns to Virgin & Christ (1867) 79 (MED) God send us paciens in oure oolde age.

1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xxv. 8 Abraham..died in a good old age [a1425 Wycliffite, E.V. in a good elde] .

1696 J. Pechey tr. T. Sydenham Whole Wks. i. iv. 17 Patients, whose blood..wants spirits, as in old-age.

1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab ii. 24 Old age and infancy Promiscuous perished.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. ix. 414 The great Earl..died in a good old age.

1911 Q. Rev. July 198 The provision for old age in our system is non contributory and wholly paid by the state.

1991 Pract. Householder Apr. 55/1 Condensation, old age and Christmas decorations all take their toll on wallcoverings.

2. = old age pension n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > payment in consideration of past service > on account of age

superannuation1722

superannuity1819

old age pension1856

old age security1927

OAP1942

old age1947

super1973

SIPP1991

1947 T. Deevy King of Spain's Daughter 6 To draw the Old Age.

1967 K. Giles Death & Mr. Prettyman viii. 160 ‘Not the old-age?’.. ‘The old-age for tax evaders? You're joking!’

Compounds

attributive with reference to benefits, provisions, etc., for old people; see also old age pension n., old age security n.

ΚΠ

1856 Times 11 Nov. 11/6 The desideratum required..of an old-age pension.

1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Dec. 2/1 There is extreme reluctance to devote any of their earnings..to ensuring an old-age annuity.

1937 J. P. Marquand Late George Apley ii. 15 Pandering politicians..are discussing such socialistic nonsense as an income tax and old age insurance.

1988 Jerusalem Post 7 Oct. (Entertainment Suppl.) 5/1 They cannot escape from that responsibility by hanging it on the 70 and 80 year-olds, dying..in..old-age homes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old age
释义	old agen. Brit. /əʊld ˈeɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ/ Forms: see old adj. and age n. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: old adj., age n.; old age pension n. Etymology: < old adj. + age n. In sense 2 short for old age pension n. 1. The later part of life; the period of life after youth and middle age (cf. age n. 1); the state of having existed for a relatively long time, usually with reference to deterioration (see old adj. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [noun] eld971 old agec1330 agec1380 last agea1382 oldc1385 aldereldea1400 winterc1425 vilessec1430 annosityc1450 senectute1481 the black ox1546 golden years1559 years1561 great1587 afterlife1589 setting sun1597 antiquity1600 chair-daysa1616 the vale of yearsa1616 grandevity1623 green old age1634 eldship1647 senioritya1688 the other side of the hill1691 the decline of life1711 senectude1756 senility1791 senectitude1796 post-climacteric1826 Anno Domini1885 senium1911 golden age1946 c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) 400 He þat schal in þin eld age, Binime þe þin heritage. c1450 in F. J. Furnivall Hymns to Virgin & Christ (1867) 79 (MED) God send us paciens in oure oolde age. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xxv. 8 Abraham..died in a good old age [a1425 Wycliffite, E.V. in a good elde] . View more context for this quotation 1696 J. Pechey tr. T. Sydenham Whole Wks. i. iv. 17 Patients, whose blood..wants spirits, as in old-age. 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab ii. 24 Old age and infancy Promiscuous perished. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. ix. 414 The great Earl..died in a good old age. 1911 Q. Rev. July 198 The provision for old age in our system is non contributory and wholly paid by the state. 1991 Pract. Householder Apr. 55/1 Condensation, old age and Christmas decorations all take their toll on wallcoverings. 2. = old age pension n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > payment in consideration of past service > on account of age superannuation1722 superannuity1819 old age pension1856 old age security1927 OAP1942 old age1947 super1973 SIPP1991 1947 T. Deevy King of Spain's Daughter 6 To draw the Old Age. 1967 K. Giles Death & Mr. Prettyman viii. 160 ‘Not the old-age?’.. ‘The old-age for tax evaders? You're joking!’ Compounds attributive with reference to benefits, provisions, etc., for old people; see also old age pension n., old age security n. ΚΠ 1856 Times 11 Nov. 11/6 The desideratum required..of an old-age pension. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Dec. 2/1 There is extreme reluctance to devote any of their earnings..to ensuring an old-age annuity. 1937 J. P. Marquand Late George Apley ii. 15 Pandering politicians..are discussing such socialistic nonsense as an income tax and old age insurance. 1988 Jerusalem Post 7 Oct. (Entertainment Suppl.) 5/1 They cannot escape from that responsibility by hanging it on the 70 and 80 year-olds, dying..in..old-age homes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1330
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