uzee
oo-ZEH-eh
How to say it
Swahiliuzeeoo-ZEH-ehsoon
Englishold age
Frenchvieillessesoon
Meaning
The later part of life, when a person has grown old, with the weakness and the respect that often come with it.
Good to know
U class noun with no plural, from mzee, old person, elder. Wakati wa uzee, in old age; pensheni ya uzee, old age pension.
Examples
- Bibi yangu anaishi kwa furaha katika uzee wake.My grandmother lives happily in her old age.
- Uzee si ugonjwa, ni sehemu ya maisha.Old age is not an illness, it is part of life.
- Alifariki kwa uzee akiwa na miaka tisini.He died of old age at ninety.
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