age group

IPA/ˈeɪdʒ ɡruːp/
IPA/ˈeɪdʒ ɡruːp/

age group — noun

1. a set of people who are around the same age, especially when someone studies, co

1.nounB1
Definition

a set of people who are around the same age, especially when someone studies, compares, or plans for them together

Example

The museum created a science room for the six-to-eight age group.

the [number]-to-[number] age group

Romi teaches art to an age group that still loves finger paint.

an age group that + clause

Common collocations
  • older age group
  • younger age group
  • target age group
  • the six-to-eight age group
Synonyms
  • age bracket

    often used in surveys, forms, and statistics

  • demographic

    broader and more formal; can include income or lifestyle, not only age

  • generation

    wider and less exact; often means people from the same period, not a set range

Grammar Patterns

the [number]-to-[number] age group

an older age group

for this age group

Usage Note

Usually used when schools, researchers, doctors, or businesses divide people by age. It often follows a number range or an adjective such as older, younger, or teenage.

Common Mistakes

The toy is for the age of six to eight.
The toy is for the six-to-eight age group.
use 'age group' when you mean the people in that age range.
This class is for young age people.
This class is for a younger age group.
'age group' is the natural phrase for a group divided by age.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

'Age group' is the everyday term for people gathered into a clear age range, especially in schools, health care, surveys, and marketing. 'Age bracket' is very close in meaning, but it sounds slightly more statistical and often appears on forms or charts. 'Demographic' is broader and more formal: it can describe people by age, but it can also include income, education, or lifestyle. 'Generation' is wider still, usually meaning people born in roughly the same period rather than a neat range such as six to eight or sixty to sixty-nine. So a teacher might plan a lesson for one age group, a report might compare age brackets, and a newspaper might talk about a generation.

age group ↗age bracketdemographic ↗generation ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

  • older age group
  • younger age group
  • target age group

Phrases

  • the six-to-eight age group
  • be aimed at an older age group

Prepositions

  • for this age group
  • in the same age group

Etymology

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This is a transparent modern compound built from 'age' and 'group'. 'Age' came into English through French from Latin 'aetas', meaning a period of life, while 'group' entered English from French and Italian roots meaning a cluster of people or things. Put together, the phrase simply names people collected by how old they are.