ripe old age

idiomPart ofripe

ripe old age — idiom

1. A very advanced and impressive age that someone has lived to reach.

1.idiom
Definition

A very advanced and impressive age that someone has lived to reach.

Example

The community gathered to celebrate Sivan's grandmother, who lived to a ripe old age of ninety-nine.

Both of his great-aunts passed away at a ripe old age, surrounded by family.