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elderhood

elderhood noun: the state, quality, or condition of being an elder.

Noun

elderhood (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being an elder.
    • A notion of elderhood appears to exist in most non-Western societies and is largely based on combining social and functional definitions of one's place in the life cycle.2004, Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology

Origin of elderhood

From elder + -hood.

Questions about elderhood

What does elderhood mean?
Elderhood means the state, quality, or condition of being an elder.
What part of speech is elderhood?
Elderhood is a noun.

Words near elderhood in the dictionary

  1. eldered
  2. elderfather
  3. elderfathers
  4. elderflower
  5. elderflowers
  6. elderhood
  7. Elderidge
  8. eldering
  9. elderish
  10. Elderkin
  11. Elderkins

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