live to a ripe old age



live to a ripe old age

to live until you are very old Both his grandparents lived to a ripe old age.
See also: age, live, old, ripe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ErynER-inEnglish (Modern)
JeltjeYEL-tyə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch
AytaÇ-Turkish
Annetta[ə'netə]
Karlmann-German (Archaic)
Ada['eidə]