n. 1 lifetime, duration, length of existence; life-span The age of a stag is judged chiefly by its antlers She was sixteen years of age. 2 maturity, discretion; majority, adulthood, seniority When he comes of age he will inherit millions 3 period, stage, time Among these people, both boys and girls undergo rites of passage at the age of puberty He is a man of middle age. 4 long time, aeon or esp. US eon; years I haven't seen you for an age! The noise went on for ages 5 era, epoch, period, time The 18th century was known as the Augustan Age in England
v. 6 grow old(er), mature, ripen O, Matilda, I age too fast for my years! You must first age the whisky in the barrel, then bottle it