Meanings
nounseniorhood (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or period of being a senior; old age.
Like other rockers easing into middle age or seniorhood, Mr. McKagan is also experimenting with new partnerships in response to a music business in flux.
2007 October 28, Janet Morrissey, “If Its Retail, Is It Still Rock?”, in New York Times
Origin
From senior + -hood. Piecewise doublet of sirehood.
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APA
seniorhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seniorhood
MLA
“seniorhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seniorhood. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seniorhood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seniorhood.
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