age-mate

US/ˈeɪd͡ʒˌmeɪt/

noun

One who is the same age as another.

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Meanings

nounage-mate (plural age-mates)

plural age-mates · alternative agemate

  1. One who is the same age as another.

    It had made him live a life unlike that of most of his age-mates, a reclusive, provincial life.

    2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 152

Origin

From age + -mate.

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Translations

Bulgarian връстни́к, връстни́ца
  • връстни́к (vrăstník)one who is the same age as another
  • връстни́ца (vrăstníca)one who is the same age as another
  • връстни́чка (vrăstníčka)one who is the same age as another
  • връстни́че (vrăstníče)one who is the same age as another
  • на́бор (nábor)one who is the same age as another
  • на́борка (náborka)one who is the same age as another
  • на́борче (náborče)one who is the same age as another
  • акра́н (akrán)one who is the same age as another
  • акра́нин (akránin)one who is the same age as another
  • акра́нка (akránka)one who is the same age as another
Chinese Mandarin 同齡人 /同龄人
  • 同齡人 /同龄人 (tónglíngrén)one who is the same age as another
Czech vrstevník, vrstevnice
  • vrstevníkone who is the same age as another
  • vrstevniceone who is the same age as another
Dutch leeftijdsgenoot
  • leeftijdsgenootone who is the same age as another
Finnish ikätoveri
  • ikätoverione who is the same age as another
German Gleichaltriger
  • Gleichaltrigerone who is the same age as another
Icelandic jafnaldri
  • jafnaldrione who is the same age as another
Irish comhaois
  • comhaoisone who is the same age as another
Italian coetaneo
  • coetaneoone who is the same age as another
Japanese 同い年, タメ
  • 同い年 (onaidoshi)one who is the same age as another
  • タメ (tame)one who is the same age as another
Korean 동등한 사람, 동갑
  • 동등한 사람 (dongdeunghan saram)one who is the same age as another
  • 동갑 (donggap)one who is the same age as another
Polish rówieśnik, rówieśnica
  • rówieśnikone who is the same age as another
  • rówieśnicaone who is the same age as another
  • rówieśniczkaone who is the same age as another
  • jednolatekone who is the same age as another
  • jednolatkaone who is the same age as another
Russian рове́сник, рове́сница
  • рове́сник (rovésnik)one who is the same age as another
  • рове́сница (rovésnica)one who is the same age as another
  • све́рстник (svérstnik)one who is the same age as another
  • све́рстница (svérstnica)one who is the same age as another
  • одного́док (odnogódok)one who is the same age as another
  • одного́дка (odnogódka)one who is the same age as another
Slovak rovesník, rovesníčka
  • rovesníkone who is the same age as another
  • rovesníčkaone who is the same age as another
Turkish yaşıt
  • yaşıtone who is the same age as another
Ukrainian рове́сник, рове́сниця
  • рове́сник (rovésnyk)one who is the same age as another
  • рове́сниця (rovésnycja)one who is the same age as another
  • одно́літок (odnólitok)one who is the same age as another
  • одно́літка (odnólitka)one who is the same age as another
  • одного́док (odnohódok)one who is the same age as another
  • одного́дка (odnohódka)one who is the same age as another
Cite this entry
APA

age-mate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age-mate

MLA

“age-mate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age-mate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “age-mate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age-mate.

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