elderly
noun [plural] /ˈel.dəl.i/
/-dɚ.li/ Definition
the elderly C1 old people considered as a group: The city is building new housing for the elderly.The elderlyOld or old-fashionedDescribing people who are old
(Definition of elderly noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aged noun
- ageism noun
- agism noun
- centenarian noun
- codger noun
- geriatrician noun
- geriatrics noun
- gerontologist noun
- gerontology noun
- infirmity noun
- octogenarian noun
- old age noun
- old age pensioner noun
- old boy noun (OLD MAN)
- old girl noun (OLD WOMAN)
- rest home noun
- ripe old age idiom
- sb's declining years idiom
- senior citizen noun
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