What does elderly mean?
Definitions for elderly
ˈɛl dər liel·der·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
aged, elderlyadjective
people who are old collectively
"special arrangements were available for the aged"
aged, elderly, older, senioradjective
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
"aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
Wiktionary
elderlynoun
an elderly person
elderlynoun
older people as a whole
elderlyadjective
old; having lived for relatively many years
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Elderlyadjective
No longer young; bordering upon old age.
Etymology: from elder.
I have a race of orderly elderly people of both sexes at command, who can bawl when I am deaf, and tread softly when I am giddy. Jonathan Swift, to Pope.
Webster Dictionary
Elderlyadjective
somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'elderly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2117
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'elderly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2285
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'elderly' in Adjectives Frequency: #273
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of elderly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of elderly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of elderly in a Sentence
Many of these elderly people either live alone or are being taken care of by neighbors, they are not even relatives.
Iran seems still for a lot of people to be bearded, elderly gentlemen with turbans. You see them, but you see not a lot of them, especially when you're dealing with business.
The first reason is humanitarian. He is elderly and his health is also a consideration.
The popularity of new digital tools has a great impact on the life of the elderly.
A patient like the justice, having three rib fractures, will likely be observed in the ICU, so that's a profound difference and underscores the impact of being elderly.
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Translations for elderly
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- възрастенBulgarian
- anciàCatalan, Valencian
- bejahrt, ältlich, älterGerman
- ancianoSpanish
- iäkäs, vanhahkoFinnish
- vieux, âgé, ancienFrench
- वयोवृद्धHindi
- anzianoItalian
- 年配, やや年とったJapanese
- senesLatin
- ahungaruaMāori
- bejaardDutch
- idosa, idosoPortuguese
- vârsta a treia, bătrână, vârstnici, bătrâni, bătrânRomanian
- престарелый, возраст, пожилойRussian
- పెద్దలుTelugu
- літні людиUkrainian
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