age gap

plural age gaps

1. A difference in ages between two or more people, especially in the context of romantic or sexual relationships.

   Benji and Ava have overcome the age gap and discovered exciting ways to develop their sex life[.]

   2025 May 25, Olivia Ladanyi, “This is how we do it: ‘I was twice her age, married and her boss. I questioned whether I was a bad person’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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   There's always an arranged marriage. I can attest to their efficacy – though perhaps you should try an age gap less chasmous than Cesco's. Or mine! Also, it seems to me that if a woman wooed you, you could marry her.

   2014, David Blixt, The Prince's Doom, Sordelet Ink, →ISBN

   In the same episode, 39-year-old Matt Smith’s character of Daemon Targaryen takes part in an incest scene with his niece Rhaenyra, played by 22-year-old actor Milly Alcock – an age gap of 17 years.

   2022 September 14, Alexi Duggins, “Thirty-year age gap left House of the Dragon star ‘scared’ ahead of sex scenes”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: age difference