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age-mate

US/ˈeɪd͡ʒˌmeɪt/

age-mate noun: one who is the same age as another.

Noun

age-mate (plural age-mates)

  1. One who is the same age as another.
    • It had made him live a life unlike that of most of his age-mates, a reclusive, provincial life.2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 152

Forms of age-mate

pluralage-mates
alternative formagemate

Origin of age-mate

From age + -mate.

Questions about age-mate

What does age-mate mean?
Age-mate means one who is the same age as another.
What part of speech is age-mate?
Age-mate is a noun.
How do you pronounce age-mate?
Age-mate is pronounced /ˈeɪd͡ʒˌmeɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of age-mate?
The plural of age-mate is age-mates.

Words near age-mate in the dictionary

  1. age-gate
  2. age-gated
  3. age-gates
  4. age-gating
  5. age-long
  6. age-mate
  7. age-mates
  8. age-old
  9. age-reversal
  10. age-standardization
  11. age-standardizations

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