age-group

noun

: a segment of a population that is of approximately the same age or is within a specified range of ages

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Other boys age-group quarterback MVPs were high schooler Noble Davis, a junior at Olympia; middle schooler Gavin Pritzkau, an eighth-grader at Central Florida Christian Academy; and elementary school participant Sean Keeney. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2025 Before, after and even during each of her high school tennis seasons, Gabriela Almanza stayed busy with weekend age-group tournaments. Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025 Three England age-group teams won tournaments in quick succession: the Under-17 and Under-20s World Cups, and the Under-19 Euros. Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 June 2025 He was selected Southern California’s top age-group coach and counted Hall of Fame coach Bill Rose as a mentor. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 The day also includes an Easter Bonnet Parade at 10:35 a.m. and age-group egg hunts from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025 Arsenal and Chelsea have enjoyed age-group success and maintained a pathway to the first team in recent years. Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 As a second-year academy scholar, Armstrong is still eligible for age-group football. Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Beaten only by Erling Haaland to the 2020 Golden Boy award, given to the best under-21 age-group player in Europe, Fati returned to Barcelona last summer after an unsuccessful season on loan at Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of age-group was in 1893

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“Age-group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age-group. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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