eld·er·ly
/ˈeldərlē/
adjective
(of a person) old or aging.
"she was elderly and silver-haired"
synonyms: aged, old, mature, older, senior, ancient, venerable, advanced in years, getting on, ageing, in one's dotage, long in the tooth, as old as the hills, gray, gray-haired, gray-bearded, grizzled, hoary, past one's prime, not as young as one was, not as young as one used to be, decrepit, doddering, doddery, not long for this world, senile, superannuated, septuagenarian, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian, past it, over the hill, no spring chicken, senescent, longevous, old people, older people, elderly people, elders, geriatrics, senior citizens, (old-age) pensioners, OAPs, retired people, seniors, retirees, golden agers, (golden) oldies, wrinklies, oldsters, woopies
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May 29, 2024 · 1. : rather old. especially : past middle age. 2. : of or relating to later life or elderly persons.
ELDERLY meaning: 1. polite word for old: 2. old people considered as a group: 3. polite word for old: . Learn more.
adjective · of advanced age; old: discounts for elderly patrons. · of or relating to persons in later life.
4 days ago · The meaning of THE ELDERLY is elderly people. How to use the elderly in a sentence.
Mar 14, 2013 · Elderly is an old adjective dating back hundreds of years. It comes from an even older noun, elder, which the Oxford English Dictionary traces ...
Someone who's elderly is very old. Your elderly neighbor might need help shoveling snow from her sidewalk and going grocery shopping each week.