Age

/eɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed

Etymology

from Old French age, from Latin aetas

Kelly Says

Fundamental concept for describing temporal progression

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዕድሚ
ARالعربية
عمر
BNবাংলা
বয়স
CACatalà
edat
CSČeština
věk
DADansk
alder
DEDeutsch
Alter
ELΕλληνικά
ηλικία
ESEspañol
edad
FAفارسی
سن
FISuomi
ikä
FRFrançais
âge
GUGU
ઉમર
HAHA
shekara
HEעברית
גיל
HIहिन्दी
आयु
HUMagyar
kor
IDBahasa Indonesia
usia
IGIG
afọ
ITItaliano
età
JA日本語
年齢
KKKK
жас
KMKM
ឆ្នាំ
KO한국어
나이
MRMR
वय
MSBahasa Melayu
umur
MYမြန်မာ
အသက်
NLNederlands
leeftijd
NONorsk
alder
PAPA
ਉਮਰ
PLPolski
wiek
PTPortuguês
idade
RORomână
vârstă
RUРусский
возраст
SVSvenska
ålder
SWKiswahili
umri
TAதமிழ்
வயது
TEతెలుగు
వయస్సు
THไทย
อายุ
TLTL
edad
TRTürkçe
yaş
UKУкраїнська
вік
URاردو
عمر
VITiếng Việt
tuổi
YOYO
ọjọ́ aini
ZH中文
年龄
ZUZU
iminyaka

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Women's age is weaponized; perceived 'beauty/fertility decline' gates opportunity (hiring, media, dating). Men's age signals authority/maturity. Same age, different social power.

Inclusive Usage

Reference age factually. Resist age-based credibility or desirability judgments, especially those that differ by gender.

Inclusive Alternatives

["year of birth","generation"]

Empowerment Note

Women have fought ageism as a structural force; frame age as neutral data, not liability.

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