Used in a Sentence

year-olds

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for year-olds.

Editorial note

By stereotype, you'd expect 60-year-old men writing elevator controllers in Indiana to be far more sexist and exclusionary than 25-year-olds in California.

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Quick take

Someone or something of the age of one year.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of year-olds gathered in one view.

noun

Someone or something of the age of one year.

adjective

Of the age of one year.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for year-olds.

noun

Someone or something of the age of one year.

adjective

Of the age of one year.

Example sentences

1

By stereotype, you'd expect 60-year-old men writing elevator controllers in Indiana to be far more sexist and exclusionary than 25-year-olds in California.

2

In 2011, the police shot two 15-year-olds, and a girl who was 16.

3

They're complaining about 22-year-olds who get funded to the gills because they were in the same rape frat as a leading VC, and who go on to create horrible work cultures.

4

A good friend of mine, who was a good deal older than the rest of us snotty 18 year-olds - who had a rougher life than most and was later to the college game - decided to drive down the highway with a stack of resumes and stop at every company along the way.

5

Or rather, I did, so there exists at least one:) When I was 11, even 18-year-olds tended to look ridiculously alien, anatomically, and were not something I would really consider myself aroused by.

6

I have read in the news about parents being arrested for allowing their children -- 9- and 10-year-olds, not young children -- to play unsupervised, or (in one case) to hang out at a mall while their parent was at a job interview there, for what some busybody thought was too long.

Quote examples

1

Then there's "oh man, we don't encrypt our passwords AT ALL", which really belongs in the realm of mistakes made by 15 year-olds.

2

This is why I didn't say "I can't explain it to two-year-olds".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use year-olds in a sentence?

By stereotype, you'd expect 60-year-old men writing elevator controllers in Indiana to be far more sexist and exclusionary than 25-year-olds in California.

What does year-olds mean?

Someone or something of the age of one year.

What part of speech is year-olds?

year-olds is commonly used as noun, adjective.