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
JaylynJAY-linEnglish (Modern)
Monet-Various
OrtwinAWRT-veen (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Maksimmahk-SEEM (Russian)Russian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Ukrainian
Takumitah-koo-meeJapanese
MaarikaMAH:-ree-kah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian