bode (third-person singular simple present bodes, present participle boding, simple past and past participle boded) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend; to presage; to foreshow.
Children get first mobile phone at average age of eight. Eight is the average age at which children are given their first mobile phone, according to a survey. More than a third of children (35 per cent) own a mobile by the time they are that age, the charity Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg) discovered.
Children own a mobile by age seven: Youngsters now get a phone six years earlier than a decade ago. Children receive their first mobile phone at the average age of seven, a new study suggests. Youngsters are now equipped with handsets while at primary school - six years earlier than a decade ago. The majority of parents (74%) claim they give children mobiles for safety reasons and 'peace of mind' while 61% say they set up 'pay monthly' contracts rather than opting for a 'pay as you go' package, the survey revealed.