2.4 old and young

senex (usually noun) old; old man; comp. senior, older; noun senectūs, old age; adj. senīlis

nātū grandis, old; māior, māximus (with or without annīs or nātū), older, oldest

quot annōs nātus es? how old are you?; annōs XXX nātus sum or vīxī

aequālis, of the same age

iuvenis (usually noun), youthful; one in prime of life; comp. iūnior, younger; noun iuventūs, youth

nātū (or annīs) minor, minimus, younger, youngest

parvus, young, e.g. parvī līberī

q.v. ages of man, 24.2

from A Handbook of the Latin Language by Walter Ripman (1930). Transcribed by Carolus Raeticus (2011).

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