noun

age

Translation

age, era, to grow older, to mature

What is your age?

We live in the digital age.

He has aged a lot.

Cheese and wine age well.

(noun) the length of time sb./sth. has existed What is your age?

(noun) a particular period of history We live in the digital age.

(verb) to grow older He has aged a lot.

Noun synonyms: era, period; Verb synonyms: mature, ripen

From Latin 'aevum' (lifetime, age), via French.

Think of the 'pages' of your life turning, adding to your 'age'.