ELDERLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elderly mean? 

• ELDERLY (noun)
  The noun ELDERLY has 1 sense:

1. people who are old collectively

  Familiarity information: ELDERLY used as a noun is very rare.

• ELDERLY (adjective)
  The adjective ELDERLY has 1 sense:

1. advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

  Familiarity information: ELDERLY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELDERLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

People who are old collectively

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

aged; elderly

Context example:

special arrangements were available for the aged

Hypernyms ("elderly" is a kind of...):

age bracket; age group; cohort (a group of people having approximately the same age)

• ELDERLY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

Synonyms:

aged; elderly; older; senior

Context example:

senior citizen

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)

 Context examples 

They may occur in people of all ages, but are most common in the elderly.

(Cataract, NCI Dictionary)

It usually affects elderly people and tends to subside spontaneously.

(Bullous Pemphigoid, NCI Thesaurus)

Worse still, many of those 3 billion people are in the most vulnerable situations: those with disabilities, the elderly, women and girls, displaced people, indigenous populations and those living in the hardest-to-reach rural areas.

(Slightly dirty water ‘still ok’ against coronavirus, SciDev.Net)

Dysphagia particularly affects the elderly population (30%–40% of elderly people admitted to hospitals or care homes) and patients with neurological or neurodegenerative disorders and diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or multiple sclerosis

(Scientists designed the first test to detect dysphagia, University of Granada)

It affects middle-aged to elderly adults, and the pelvic bones, ribs, shoulder girdle, and long bones are the most common sites of involvement.

(Chondrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It occurs predominantly in elderly male patients of southern European ancestry.

(Classic Kaposi Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign, slow-growing tumor arising from the soft tissues usually in the mid-thoracic region of the elderly.

(Elastofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually involves a spouse or partner, but it can also be a child, elderly relative, or other family member.

(Domestic Violence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Elderly people, young children and some special cases - like people taking certain medications - need to be a little more careful.

(Dehydration, NIH)

The elderly are also at risk.

(Clostridium Difficile Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)