mātāpūpututanga
1. (noun) old age.
Kua roa kē māua e whakatakoto mahere ana, e whiriwhiri ana mō āhea rā māua toro atu ai i a koe i te rongonga o māua i te hē haere koe i ngā ākinga a ahungarua, a mātāpūpututanga (HM 4/2009:4). / He and I were planning and deciding for a long time when we would visit you because we had heard that you were going downhill in your approaching old age and advancing years.
Synonyms: koroheketanga, kaumātuatanga, rāroa, ruahinetanga, pēperekōutanga, hirinaki, ngā taru o Tura
