· people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"

Synonym(s): elderly

Hypernym(s): age_group, age_bracket, cohort

Antonym(s): young

· begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"

Hypernym(s): develop

· grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

Synonym(s): senesce, get_on, mature, maturate

Hypernym(s): develop

· make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

Antonym(s): rejuvenate

· advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"

Synonym(s): elderly, older, senior

· at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"

· having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age"

Synonym(s): of_age

· of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"

Synonym(s): ripened

· (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

Synonym(s): cured