elderly

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈɛldɚli/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈɛldəli/

Adjective

1. old; having lived for relatively many years.
2. Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.

Related terms

• (having lived for relatively many years) elder, old; see also Thesaurus:elderly
• (of an object: old-fashioned) dated, outworn; see also Thesaurus:obsolete
• (of an object: frail) decrepit, timeworn; see also Thesaurus:deteriorated

Translations

• French: vieux, ancien, âgé
• German: älter, bejahrt, betagt
• Italian: anziano
• Portuguese: idoso, idosa
• Russian: пожило́й
• Spanish: anciano, entrado en años

Noun

elderly (plural elderlies)

1. an elderly person
2. (the elderly) older people as a whole

Translations

• Italian: anziano, anziana, anziani, anziane

Translations

• Italian: anziani

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