"age identity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: age identities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} age identity (countable and uncountable, plural age identities)
  1. (psychology) The age category such as "child", "young adult", "old person", etc. that is part of a person's self-identity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Age, Psychology

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