This article is dedicated to the linguistic analysis of the concept of

"age," exploring its multifaceted meaning within the context of biological,

social, and cultural factors. It emphasizes that not only biological

parameters but also social structures and cultural perspectives of society

play a crucial role in defining age periods. The article examines age-related

linguistic stereotypes, their expression in various national languages,

cultural perceptions of age groups, and social relationships. Additionally, it

considers the representation of the age concept in lexicographic and

discursive sources, as well as the evolution of attitudes towards age across

different historical periods and cultures. The study is conducted based on

the integration of disciplines such as linguistics, sociology, and psychology,

highlighting the reflection of the age category in the language system,

socio-connotative layers of meaning, and semiotic aspects.

The author investigates national-cultural views on age groups, their

linguistic nomenclature, evaluative expressions, metaphors, and the

semantic features of phraseological units. Furthermore, the article explores

how age-related stereotypes are formed in different cultures, how they are

expressed in social language norms, and what ideological role language

plays in this process. Drawing from lexicographic, paremiological,

discursive, and sociolinguistic sources, the social, cultural, and semiotic

layers of the age category are analyzed, revealing the aesthetic, associative,

and identity-related functions of the concept of "age" within the national

linguistic worldview