"oldhood" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From old + -hood. Compare Old English ealdhād (“eld, old age”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|old|hood}} old + -hood, {{cog|ang|ealdhād|t=eld, old age}} Old English ealdhād (“eld, old age”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oldhood (uncountable)
  1. The state or condition of being old; the stage of life where one is advanced in age; old age Tags: uncountable Synonyms: ancientness, hoariness, oldness, eld, golden years, old age Synonyms (condition of being old): agedness Synonyms (old age): codgerhood
    Sense id: en-oldhood-en-noun-7BgkTriH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood

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