age-mate
/ˈeɪdʒ meɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeɪdʒ meɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈāj-ˌmāt/ (ame, mw)
age-mate — noun
1. someone who is about as old as another person, or who belongs with people in the
someone who is about as old as another person, or who belongs with people in the same age band
At camp, Eli quickly became friends with two age-mates from Busan.
collocation: become friends with age-mates
The school grouped Sofia with age-mates for the reading project.
with age-mates in organised groups
During the reunion, Vikram laughed with age-mates he had known since kindergarten.
Young players trained with age-mates before joining the senior team.
The museum workshop lets children learn alongside age-mates from different towns.
- peer
can also refer to people of the same social rank or professional level, not only age
- contemporary
more formal and often used for people living in the same period
- classmate
someone in the same class; they may be a different age
- friend
describes the relationship, while 'age-mate' only describes age
文法句型
someone's age-mate
with age-mates
用法筆記
Usually found in contexts where people are grouped by school year, sport, or stage of life. It only tells you that the people are a similar age, not that they are friends, classmates, or relatives.