years in WordNet English dictionary

1. a late time of life
   "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
   old age  years  age  eld  geezerhood 
   
2. a prolonged period of time
   "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
   long time  age  years 
   
3. the time during which someone's life continues
   "the monarch's last days"; "in his final years"
   days  years 
   

years in English Wiktionary