elderly
adjective
- aged
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈɛldɚli/ / /ˈɛldəli/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English eldre English elder Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English elderly From elder + -ly.
- old; having lived for relatively many years.
- Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
“The car was parked toward the rear of the shop, an elderly gray-blue Dodge. It looked better than it had in years.”
“The fleet had been ordered speculatively by Beacon Rail, and intended as heavy shunting and trip locomotives, as well as a viable low-emission replacement for the elderly Class 08/09 'BR Standard large shunter' which dates from the 1950s and 1960s.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English eldre English elder Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English elderly From elder + -ly.
- An elderly person.
“He lives next door to an elderly.”
“He lives next door to some elderlies.”
- Older people as a whole.
“the elderly”
“health insurance and retirement income for the elderly”