tercera edad

Literally, “third age”.

• IPA^(key): /teɾˌθeɾa eˈdad/ [t̪eɾˌθe.ɾa eˈð̞að̞] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /teɾˌseɾa eˈdad/ [t̪eɾˌse.ɾa eˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ter‧ce‧ra e‧dad

tercera edad f (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) old age, retirement age

• “tercera edad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025