बुढ़ापा (budhaapaa)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'old age' -- the life-stage itself, used both literally and in reflective or emotional contexts about aging.
Sense
1
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old age (the stage of life)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: वृद्धावस्था (vriddhaavasthaa, formal), बुढ़ौती (budhautii, rare)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will often hear worried parents or grandparents say things like बुढ़ापे का सहारा (budhaape kaa sahaaraa, 'support of old age') when talking about children looking after them later in life -- it reflects a very real cultural expectation in Indian families that grown children care for aging parents. The word carries a gentle, sometimes wistful emotional weight beyond its plain dictionary meaning.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for बूढ़ा (boodhaa, 'old man/old') when they mean the abstract state; बुढ़ापा (budhaapaa) is the noun for the life-stage itself, not a person. 2) It is often paired with आना (aanaa) -- बुढ़ापा आना (budhaapaa aanaa, 'old age to arrive') -- treating old age as something that comes upon you, similar to नींद आना (niind aanaa); learners sometimes instead try to construct it with होना (honaa) alone, which sounds less natural in this common frame.
Sample Sentences:
बुढ़ापे में सेहत का ध्यान रखना बहुत ज़रूरी है।
It is very important to take care of your health in old age.
(budhaape men sehat kaa dhyaan rakhnaa bahut zaroorii hai।)
बेटा ही बुढ़ापे का सहारा होता है, ऐसा हमारे यहाँ माना जाता है।
A son is the support of one's old age -- that's what's believed here.
(betaa hii budhaape kaa sahaaraa hotaa hai, aisaa hamaare yahaan maanaa jaataa hai।)
उन्होंने अपना सारा बुढ़ापा गाँव में ही गुज़ार दिया।
He spent his entire old age right there in the village.
(unhonne apnaa saaraa budhaapaa gaanv men hii guzaar diyaa।)
अगर मैं जवानी में मेहनत करता तो बुढ़ापे में इतना परेशान न होता।
If I had worked hard in my youth, I wouldn't be so troubled in old age.
(agar main javaanii men mehnat kartaa to budhaape men itnaa pareshaan n hotaa।)
बुढ़ापे में अकेलापन सबसे बड़ा दुख है।
Loneliness in old age is the greatest sorrow.
(budhaape men akelaapan sabse badaa dukh hai।)
दादी कहती हैं कि बुढ़ापा भगवान की दी हुई एक नई परीक्षा है।
Grandma says old age is a new test given by God.
(daadii kahtii hain ki budhaapaa bhagvaan kii dii huii ek naii pariikshaa hai।)
काश बुढ़ापा भी बचपन जैसा मासूम होता।
If only old age were as innocent as childhood.
(kaash budhaapaa bhii bachpan jaisaa maasoom hotaa।)
अपने बुढ़ापे के लिए कुछ पैसे बचा कर रखो।
Save some money for your old age.
(apne budhaape ke lie kuchh paise bachaa kar rakho।)
क्या पता बुढ़ापे में कौन साथ देगा और कौन मुँह फेर लेगा।
Who knows who will stand by you in old age and who will turn away.
(kyaa pataa budhaape men kaun saath degaa aur kaun munh pher legaa।)
बुढ़ापे में शरीर धीरे-धीरे कमज़ोर होने लगता है।
In old age, the body gradually starts becoming weak.
(budhaape men shariir dhiire-dhiire kamzor hone lagtaa hai।)
माँ-बाप बच्चों को इतना पढ़ाते-लिखाते हैं ताकि बुढ़ापे में उन्हें कोई सहारा मिल सके।
Parents educate their children so much so that they might have some support in old age.
(maan-baap bachchon ko itnaa padhaate-likhaate hain taaki budhaape men unhen koii sahaaraa mil sake।)
बुढ़ापा आते-आते इंसान की प्राथमिकताएँ बदल जाती हैं।
By the time old age arrives, a person's priorities change.
(budhaapaa aate-aate insaan kii praathmiktaaen badal jaatii hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
बुढ़ापा
(budhaapaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
बुढ़ापे
(budhaape)
(pl.m.direct):
बुढ़ापे
(budhaape)
(pl.m.oblique):
बुढ़ापों
(budhaapon)