Meaning of elderly | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An elderly person.
   uncommon
2. old; having lived for relatively many years
3. Older people as a whole.
   collective, with-definite-article
4. Far along in life or time:advanced, aged, old, senior.
5. Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging
6. (often of members of a family) older; senior. He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two. meerder, ouer أكْبَرُ سِنّاً по-голям mais velho starší älter ældre μεγαλύτερος mayor vanem بزرگتر؛ ارشد vanhempi aîné הַמבוּגָר יוֹתֵר ज्येष्ठ stariji idősebb lebih tua eldri più vecchio/anziano*, maggiore 年上の 지위가 위인 vyresnis vecākais (par ģimenes locekli) lebih tua oudsteeldrestarszy مشر mais velho (cel) mai mare старший starší starejši stariji äldre แก่กว่า daha büyük 年齡較大的；年長的 старший بڑا...
7. An elderly person
8. (rather) old. an elderly lady. bejaarde, ouerige كَهْل، مُسِن، مُتَقَدِّم في السِّن възрастен idoso postarší älter ældre ηλικιωμένος mayor, anciano eakas میانسال؛ سالمند vanhahko assez âgé קשיש बुजुर्ग सा stariji idős agak tua roskinn, yfir miðjum aldri anziano 年輩の 나이가 많은 senyvas, senyvo amžiaus padzīvojis; gados wanita tua bejaardeldrestarszy پوخ سړى تيا ښځه idoso destul de bătrân пожилой postarší precej star star äldre, litet till åren kommen แก่กว่า yaşlıca, yaşını başını almış 上了年紀的 похил...
9. Older people as a whole
10. oldest. She is the eldest of the three children. oudste الأبن الأكْبر، البِنْت الكُبْرى най-стар o mais velho nejstarší ältest ældst μεγαλύτερος mayor vanim بزرگترین؛ سالمندترین vanhin aînéבכור, בכורה वय में सबसे बडा़ najstariji legidősebb tertua elstur il più vecchio, il maggiore 最年長の 가장 나이 많은 vyriausias visvecākais (par ģimenes locekli) paling tua oudsteeldstnajstarszy تر ټولو مشر، تر ټولو زوړ، تر ټولو پوخ o mais velho cel mai mare самый старший najstarší najstarejši najstariji äldst อายุมา...
11. people who are (rather) old. It is important for the elderly to take some exercise. bejaarde الكُهول възрастните idosos starší generace ältere Leute de ældre άτομα της τρίτης ηλικίας los ancianos elatanud inimesed افراد سالخورده؛ پیر vanhukset les gens d'un certain âge קְשִישִים वयोवृद्व, प्रौढ़ stariji időskorúak orang tua aldraðir gli anziani 老人 연장자 seni žmonės padzīvojuši/[]veci cilvēki orang tua-tua bejaarden de eldre, eldre mennesker starsi (ludzie) پوخ idosos oamenii în vârstă престарел...
12. adv. de avanzada edad.
13. Being past middle age and approaching old age; rather old.
14. Of, relating to, or characteristic of older persons or life in later years.
15. pl. eld·er·lies An elderly person.
16. pl. elderly (used with a pl. verb) Older people considered as a group. Often used with the: special recreational programs for the elderly.

Equivalents

Examples

“He lives next door to an elderly.”

“He lives next door to some elderlies.”

“the elderly”

“health insurance and retirement income for the elderly”

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