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seniorhood

seniorhood noun: the state or period of being a senior; old age.

Noun

seniorhood (uncountable)

  1. The state or period of being a senior; old age.
    • Like other rockers easing into middle age or seniorhood, Mr. McKagan is also experimenting with new partnerships in response to a music business in flux.2007 October 28, Janet Morrissey, “If Its Retail, Is It Still Rock?”, in New York Times

Origin of seniorhood

From senior + -hood. Piecewise doublet of sirehood.

Questions about seniorhood

What does seniorhood mean?
Seniorhood means the state or period of being a senior; old age.
What part of speech is seniorhood?
Seniorhood is a noun.

Words near seniorhood in the dictionary

  1. senior vice president
  2. senior vice presidents
  3. senior warrant officer
  4. Senior-Løken syndrome
  5. seniorest
  6. seniorhood
  7. seniories
  8. seniorise
  9. seniorised
  10. seniorises
  11. seniorising

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