elderhood

English

Etymology

From elder +‎ -hood.

Noun

elderhood (uncountable)

1. The state, quality, or condition of being an elder.
   • 2004, Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, Encylopedia of Medical Anthropology:

     A notion of elderhood appears to exist in most non-Western societies and is largely based on combining social and functional definitions of one's place in the life cycle.