Old – elderly – aged – ageing/aging – be getting on

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Child – kid – youngster – toddler

Child n a young person from the time they are born until they are aged about 14 or 15

Kid n an informal word meaning a child

Youngster n a word used especially by adults meaning a young person of around ten years and older; мальчик, юноша; юнец

Toddler n a small child who is just learning to walk; ребенок, начинающий ходить

Orphan /'o:f n/ n a child whose parents have died; сирота

To bring (smb) up v an expression used especially in Britian English meaning to look after children until they have grown up; воспитывать; be well brought up– быть хорошо воспитанным; upbringing – воспитание

To grow up v to become an adult; расти, вырастать; становиться взрослым

Old adj no longer young; the old = old people; старый, старческий, опытный, давнишний, старинный

Elderly adj a polite word meaning old; пожилой, почтенный;

Aged adj very old; пожилой, в возрасте, достигший такого-то возраста, старческий

Ageing/aging adj ageing rock star/movie star/hippy/romeo etc (one who is becoming old, especially in an unattractive way, and seems too old to be a rock star, film star etc.); /adj. only before noun/ стареющий

Be getting on v an informal expression meaning to be fairly old; Now that my uncle is getting on a bit he doesn't play golf anymore. Стареть, стариться

Have a (good) relationship with smb, organization, country, to each other (phrase not in progressive) иметь отношения с кем-либо, к друг другу

Get on/ get along with smb ; get along/on well, all right; get along/on together – уживаться, ладить