Definitions for elderly
ˈɛl dər liel·der·ly

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. aged, elderly(adj)

   people who are old collectively

   "special arrangements were available for the aged"

2. aged, elderly, older, senior(adj)

   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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. elderly(Noun)

   an elderly person

2. elderly(Noun)

   older people as a whole

3. elderly(Adjective)

   old; having lived for relatively many years

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Elderly(adj)

   somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. elderly

   A term used to describe people who are over the age of eighty.

   Some countries have a higher elderly population than others.

   Submitted by MC Harmonious on January 15, 2017  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'elderly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2117

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'elderly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2285

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'elderly' in Adjectives Frequency: #273

How to pronounce elderly?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say elderly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of elderly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of elderly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of elderly in a Sentence

1. Rania Fireou:

   There are many children and elderly people aboard.

2. Choi Wan-hee:

   In the past it was elderly ladies who did the dancing.

3. Lillian Carter:

   Sure i'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself some day.

4. Bertrand Russell:

   Obscenity is what happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.

5. Joshua Graffam:

   I was confident it was a good shot. I never saw the elderly man in white.

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