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elderly
DEFINITIONS OF:
elderly
1
adj
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
“
elderly
residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper”
Synonyms:
aged
,
older
,
senior
old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
n
people who are old collectively
Synonyms:
aged
Antonyms:
young
,
youth
young people collectively
Type of:
age bracket
,
age group
,
cohort
a group of people having approximately the same age
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