age gap
age gap noun: a difference in ages between two or more people, especially in the context of romantic or sexual relationships.
Noun
age gap (plural age gaps)
- A difference in ages between two or more people, especially in the context of romantic or sexual relationships.
- There's always an arranged marriage. I can attest to their efficacy – though perhaps you should try an age gap less chasmous than Cesco's. Or mine! Also, it seems to me that if a woman wooed you, you could marry her.2014, David Blixt, The Prince's Doom, Sordelet Ink, →ISBN
- In the same episode, 39-year-old Matt Smith’s character of Daemon Targaryen takes part in an incest scene with his niece Rhaenyra, played by 22-year-old actor Milly Alcock – an age gap of 17 years.2022 September 14, Alexi Duggins, “Thirty-year age gap left House of the Dragon star ‘scared’ ahead of sex scenes”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- age difference
Synonyms of age gap
Forms of age gap
| plural | age gaps |
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Questions about age gap
- What does age gap mean?
- Age gap means a difference in ages between two or more people, especially in the context of romantic or sexual relationships.
- What part of speech is age gap?
- Age gap is a noun.
- What is the plural of age gap?
- The plural of age gap is age gaps.
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