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old for one's years

old for one's years adjective: unusually precocious, wise, or careworn relative to others in one's age group.

Adjective

old for one's years

  1. Unusually precocious, wise, or careworn relative to others in one's age group.

Questions about old for one's years

What does old for one's years mean?
Old for one's years means unusually precocious, wise, or careworn relative to others in one's age group.
What part of speech is old for one's years?
Old for one's years is an adjective.

Words near old for one's years in the dictionary

  1. old folks
  2. old folks home
  3. old folks homes
  4. old folks' home
  5. old folks' homes
  6. old for one's years
  7. Old Ford
  8. Old Forge
  9. old franc
  10. old francs
  11. Old Frankish

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