elderly
IPA: ˈɛɫdɝɫi
noun
- An elderly person.
- (with article, collective) Older people as a whole.
adjective
- old; having lived for relatively many years.
- Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
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Examples of "elderly" in Sentences
- Famishing elderly people is a crime.
- She harbors a phobia of the elderly.
- The elderly still moves with the alacrity.
- Ageism has significant effects on the elderly.
- Among the refugees were the elderly and women.
- It was founded in 1918 for the care of the elderly.
- Discrimination against the elderly is known as ageism.
- Demographic influences on health and wellbeing of the elderly.
- Currently the hospital cares for the elderly and in rehabilitation.
- A senior carer told a jury she did not mistreat or neglect six elderly residents at the nursing home where she worked.
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