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old age vs second childhood

second childhood vs old age

old age and second childhood both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
old age Yes No No No
second childhood Yes No No No
As nouns, second childhood is a hyponym of old age; that is, second childhood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than old age:
  • old age: a late time of life
  • second childhood: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Other hyponyms of old age include dotage, senility, autumn years, decrepitude.
old age (noun) second childhood (noun)
a late time of life mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Difference between old age and second childhood

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