aged
♦ aged
pronounced /'eɪdʒd/for meaning 1, and /'eɪdʒɪd/for meanings 2 and 3.
1 [ADJ] usu n ADJ num
You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
Aged means very old.
She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
3 [N-PLURAL] the N
You can refer to all people who are very old as the aged.
...people who work with the aged.
4
see also middle-aged
pronounced /'eɪdʒd/for meaning 1, and /'eɪdʒɪd/for meanings 2 and 3.
1 [ADJ] usu n ADJ num
You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
Aged means very old.
She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
3 [N-PLURAL] the N
You can refer to all people who are very old as the aged.
...people who work with the aged.
4
see also middle-aged