Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ripe old age

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: ripe old age
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A very old age

Humorous

Example Sentences

"[...] but two 1890 Hawthorn, Leslie engines, Clausentum and Ironside, lived to a ripe old age; the former was on Town Quay and Pier work until September, 1945, and the latter, ousted from the port, eked out an existence as shed pilot at Guildford until 1955."

Usage

Humorous

Questions

What does ripe old age mean?: A very old age

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