year-old
/jiɹ oʊld/adjective, noun
year-old is an adjective meaning “Of the age of one year” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled Y-E-A-R-O-L-D.
What does year-old mean?
adjective
- 1
Of the age of one year.
He bought a year-old car.
noun
- 1
Someone or something of the age of one year.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce year-old?
- US /jiɹ oʊld/
- US /jɝ oʊld/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of year-old
- yearold
- year-olds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does year-old come from?
The combining form -year-old dates from Middle English (ȝeer old(e), yeer old(e), yere old(e)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).