Showing posts with label two years old. Show all posts
Showing posts with label two years old. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

two years old, two year olds

Two years old describes someone or something that has existed for 2 years--
Juinor will be two years old next week.
His phone is two years old; he wants to upgrade.

Two year olds  or two-year-olds is the plural ( more than one ) of  "two year old", meaning a child, a horse, or some other creature that has lived or existed for 2 years--
The Kentucky Derby is for two-year-olds.
This toy is recommended for two-year-olds.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"When the baby is two years old, we will be taking him to a special daycare for two-year-olds."

Note--any number might be substituted for two--
This race is for three-year-olds.
Their little girl is four years old.
Note # 2--"two year old" may describe a person or thing--
They have a two year old daughter.
Thye have a two-year-old child.
He has a two-year-old phone.
He has a two-year-old car.
Note # 3--many people prefer the dashes because the meaning is clearer. A sentence might be describing two things or persons that are a year old each--
"He has two year-old dogs." is awkward.
We would probably write--
"He has two one-year-old dogs." instead.