aged

• agèd (poetic and disyllabic only)

• (used by some people for the adjective sense "old" and derived noun sense) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/, enPR: āʹjĭd

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• (all other senses; used by some people for all senses) IPA^(key): /eɪdʒd/, enPR: ājd

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• Rhymes: -eɪdʒɪd, -eɪdʒd

aged (comparative more aged or further aged, superlative most aged or furthest aged)

1. Old.

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

2. (chiefly non-US) Having the age of.

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

   • 1865 October 6, “Court of Special Sessions”, in The New York Times:

     John Mathews, aged about 18, stood at the bar with his hands in his pockets, alike indifferent to a verdict of acquittal or guilty.

   • 2012 March 22, Amy Chozick, “As Young Lose Interest in Cars, G.M. Turns to MTV for Help”, in The New York Times:

     Forty-six percent of drivers aged 18 to 24 said they would choose Internet access over owning a car, according to the research firm Gartner.

3. Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.

   aged whiskey

• (old): eldern, hoary; see also Thesaurus:old
• (having the age of): -year-old
• (undergone effects of time): matured

aged pl (plural only)

2. (with definite article, collective) Old people, collectively.

   Synonyms: elderly; see also Thesaurus:old person § Holonyms

   the aged

   health insurance and retirement income for the aged

aged

1. simple past and past participle of age

• egad, Gade, dage, gade