1. golden years - Noun
2. golden years - Phrase
the time of life after retirement from active work
Source: WordNetThe world's great age begins anew, The golden years return, The earth doth like a snake renew Her winter weeds outworn; Heaven smiles, and faiths and empires gleam, Like wrecks of a dissolving dream. Percy Bysshe Shelley
Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years. Christopher Dodd
These happy golden years are passing by, these happy golden years. Laura Ingalls Wilder
I will never turn Medicare into a voucher. No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. They should retire with the care and dignity they have earned. Barack Obama
I feel great that I've been given a chance in the golden years of my life. To me, it's the last battle, and I've been given a chance to get stuck in some good armament, some good power, and there's a chance that now I can finish off my working years with my head held high. Eric Burdon
All the crap they tell you about... getting joy and having a kind of wisdom in your golden years - it's all tripe. Woody Allen