How to Pronounce "a ripe old age"
expression
uh RIPE OLD AYJ
uh RIPE OHLD AYJ
Definition
To reach a ripe old age means to live to be very old, often in good health. It is usually used to describe someone who has lived a long and full life.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɹaɪp/ /ˈoʊɫd/ /ˈeɪdʒ
British English
æɪ/ /ɹˈaɪp/ /ˈəʊld/ /ˈeɪdʒ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh RIPE OLD AYJ
UK
uh RIPE OHLD AYJ
Listen in Context
My grandmother lived to a ripe old age.
He hopes to reach a ripe old age with good health.
Many people want to live to a ripe old age.
She stayed active and happy well into a ripe old age.