英和和英

名詞

oldhood (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of being old; the stage of life where one is advanced in age; old age
   • 2004, Neubauer, Stephen F.; Neubauer, Joan R., The Noble Generation, volume 2, page ix:

     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.

   • 2006, Sabanna, Talwar, Globalisation and WTO, page 675:

     The property of couple having no child is also inherited by the husband's brother's sons who take responsibility of oldhood and performing death rituals, family ceremonies.

同意語

• (condition of being old): agedness, ancientness, hoariness; see also Thesaurus:oldness
• (old age): codgerhood, eld, golden years; see also Thesaurus:old age