taikaumātua

1. (verb) to be elderly, middle aged.

I a ia e taikaumātua haere ana, ā, kua wehe kē atu tōna whānau, ka mau tonu a Hīria ki ngā tikanga a te ao tawhito (TTR 1996:72). / As she grew old and her family had moved on, Hīria continued to maintain the old ways.

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2. (modifier) elderly, aged, mature.

Ko Te Morenga, rangatira taikaumātua nō Te Rarawa (MM.TKM 27/2/1858:2). / Te Morenga, elderly chief of Te Rarawa.

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Synonyms: whakapakeke, pāhake, pakeke, whatutoto, tūpakeke, pakari, koeke, taipakeke

3. (noun) middle-aged person, mature person, adult.

Tētahi o rātou he wahine, ko Perepetua, he taikaumatua 22 ōna tau (TH 1/11/1859:3). / One of them was a woman, Perepetua, an adult who was 22 years old.

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Synonyms: taipakeke

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