oldhood

English

Etymology

From old +‎ -hood. Compare Old English ealdhād (“eld, old age”).

Noun

oldhood (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of being old; the stage of life where one is advanced in age; old age
   • 2004, Stephen F. Neubauer, Joan R. Neubauer, The Noble Generation, volume 2, page ix:

     So just in case you might be curious, in case you might want to know, I shall try to put down whatever I remember of my childhood and of my life in general... my remembrances of childhood, adulthood, and oldhood.

   • 2006, Talwar Sabanna, Globalisation and WTO, page 675:

     The property of couple having no child is also inherited by the husband's brother's sons who take responsibility of oldhood and performing death rituals, family ceremonies.

Synonyms

• (condition of being old): agedness, ancientness, hoariness; see also Thesaurus:oldness
• (old age): codgerhood, eld, golden years; see also Thesaurus:old age