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age identities

age identities is the plural of age identity.

Meaning of age identity

Noun

age identity (countable and uncountable, plural age identities)

  1. The age category such as "child", "young adult", "old person", etc. that is part of a person's self-identity.
    • "You're only as old as you feel." This cultural adage captures an understanding of age as more than simple chronology; rather, age is a construct having social content and personal meaning. This viewpoint is also reflected in a scholarly interest in age identity, or the circumstances under which...1992 December, John R. Logan, Russell Ward, Glenna Spitze, “As Old as You Feel”, in Social Forces, volume 21, number 2, Oxford University Press, →ISSN

Questions about age identities

What is age identities the plural of?
Age identities is the plural of age identity.

Words near age identities in the dictionary

  1. age gates
  2. age grade
  3. age grades
  4. age group
  5. age groups
  6. age identities
  7. age identity
  8. age in place
  9. age is just a number
  10. age like a fine wine
  11. age like fine wine

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