day and age



day and age

The current time period. Typically used in the phrase "in this day and age." A child can't walk home from school alone in this day and age—it's too dangerous!
See also: age, and

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Judie['dʒu:di]
Hussein-Arabic
Runa-Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
VioletVIE-lət, VIE-ə-lətEnglish
LopeLO-peSpanish
JoËLzho-EL (French)French, Dutch