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# golden years

phrase (noun phrase: golden years; plural; also «twilight years», «autumn of life»)

«golden years» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism) old age, especially the time after people stop working (retirement).
2. the best or most successful period of something: «the golden years of television».

### In the lessons

Positive, cheerful way to name old age, common in adverts for retirement homes, pensions and holidays; polite, all regions, especially US. The second sense is common in history and sport.

### Examples

- Grandma is enjoying her golden years by the sea.
- The company sells holidays for people in their golden years.
- Save money now so your golden years are comfortable.
- The film looks back at the golden years of the circus.
- Many people volunteer in their golden years.
- "Golden years? My knees don't feel golden," joked Grandad.
- Those were the club's golden years, when they won everything.
- The retirement home advert promised "golden years in comfort".

### Note

Trap: not made of gold; it is a nice label for old age. Can sound like an advert. Plain words: old age, retirement; or best time.