Aged
Aged adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Usage example: all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind
Retired and aged are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retired" instead an adjective "Aged".
Nearby Word: age
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Tommy and Tuppence are firmly middle-aged and retired.
Source: Bibliography / Agatha Christie -
Wrede's Caught In Crystal, a middle-aged innkeeper with two young children, is a retired swordswoman.
Source: Retired Badass -
The usual line up is "old white managernote Coach, for American audiences.", "middle-aged white recently retired ex midfielder/defender/goalie", "just-retired black forward/midfielder".
Source: Token Minority aka: Token Black
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