Oldhood
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or condition of being old; the stage of life where one is advanced in age; old age uncountable
"So just in case you might be curious, in case you might want to know, I shall try to put down whatever I remember of my childhood and of my life in general... my remembrances of childhood, adulthood, and oldhood."
Example
More examples"So just in case you might be curious, in case you might want to know, I shall try to put down whatever I remember of my childhood and of my life in general... my remembrances of childhood, adulthood, and oldhood."
Etymology
From old + -hood. Compare Old English ealdhād (“eld, old age”).
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