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The elderly are all someone's flesh and blood and we cannot just shut them in a cupboard and hand over the responsibility for taking care of them to the state.
Simon Callow

Meaning of "elderly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELDERLY

elderly  [ˈɛldəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELDERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elderly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ELDERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

elderly

Old age

Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. Euphemisms and terms for old people include, old people, seniors, senior citizens, older adults, the elderly, and elders. Old people often have limited regenerative abilities and are more prone to disease, syndromes, and sickness than younger adults. The organic process of ageing is called senescence, the medical study of the aging process is gerontology, and the study of diseases that afflict the elderly is geriatrics. The elderly also face other social issues such as retirement, loneliness, and ageism. The chronological age denoted as "old age" varies culturally and historically. Thus, old age is "a social construct" rather than a definite "biological stage".

Definition of elderly in the English dictionary

The definition of elderly in the dictionary is quite old; past middle age.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELDERLY


bridally
ˈbraɪdəlɪ
conchoidally
kɒŋˈkɔɪdəlɪ
cuddly
ˈkʌdəlɪ
cycloidally
saɪˈklɔɪdəlɪ
diddley
ˈdɪdəlɪ
disorderly
dɪsˈɔːdəlɪ
fiddley
ˈfɪdəlɪ
herbicidally
ˌhɜːbɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
modally
ˈməʊdəlɪ
needly
ˈniːdəlɪ
orderly
ˈɔːdəlɪ
piddly
ˈpɪdəlɪ
sinusoidally
ˌsaɪnəˈsɔɪdəlɪ
slenderly
ˈslɛndəlɪ
solenoidally
ˌsəʊləˈnɔɪdəlɪ
suicidally
ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
tenderly
ˈtendəlɪ
tidally
ˈtaɪdəlɪ
toroidally
tɔːˈrɔɪdəlɪ
untenderly
ʌnˈtɛndəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELDERLY

eld
elder
Elder Brethren
Elder Edda
elder statesman
elderberries
elderberry
eldercare
elderflower
elderliness
eldership
eldest
eldin
ELDO
Eldon
eldorado
ELDR
eldress
eldrich
eldritch

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELDERLY

bitterly
brotherly
cleverly
confused elderly
eagerly
easterly
formerly
improperly
northerly
nursing orderly
overly
panderly
properly
quarterly
readerly
southerly
unorderly
utterly
westerly
yonderly

Synonyms and antonyms of elderly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ELDERLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «elderly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of elderly

Translation of «elderly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELDERLY

Find out the translation of elderly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of elderly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elderly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

年过中年的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anciano
570 millions of speakers

English

elderly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुजुर्ग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُسِنّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пожилой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

idoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

âgé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warga tua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ältlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

年配の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나이가 지긋한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

sepuh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao tuổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதியோர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaşlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anziano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

starszy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vârstnic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλικιωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bejaardes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

äldre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilårskommen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of elderly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELDERLY»

The term «elderly» is very widely used and occupies the 11.112 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELDERLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «elderly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «elderly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elderly

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10 QUOTES WITH «ELDERLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word elderly.
1
Shari Arison
Each one of us can do a good deed, every day and everywhere. In hospitals in desperate need of volunteers, in homes for the elderly where our parents and grandparents are longing for a smile, a listening ear, in the street, in our workplaces and especially at home.
2
Amy Bloom
My family kept its history to itself. On the plus side, I didn't have to hear nightmarish stories about the Holocaust, the pogroms, terrible illnesses, painful deaths. My elderly parents never even spoke about their ailments.
3
Corrine Brown
This administration is cutting the programs that our Nation and its citizens need most, while dissolving the safety nets created to protect the elderly and less fortunate in this wealthy Nation.
4
Ginny Brown-Waite
In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.
5
Octavia E. Butler
I took classes taught by an elderly woman who wrote children's stories. She was polite about the science fiction and fantasy that I kept handing in, but she finally asked in exasperation, 'Can't you write anything normal?'
6
Simon Callow
The elderly are all someone's flesh and blood and we cannot just shut them in a cupboard and hand over the responsibility for taking care of them to the state.
7
Rene Cassin
And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family.
8
Arthur C. Clarke
If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
9
Arthur C. Clarke
When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
10
Cat Cora
My humanitarian work evolved from being with my family. My mom, my dad, they really set a great example for giving back. My mom was a nurse, my dad was a school teacher. But my mom did a lot of things for geriatrics and elderly people. She would do home visits for free.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELDERLY»

Discover the use of elderly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elderly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Caring for Elderly Parents: Juggling Work, Family, and ...
Based on open-ended interviews with adult children and children-in-law, this book documents how "plain folk" from the working and middle classes manage to provide care for their frail, elderly parents while simultaneously meeting the ...
Deborah M. Merrill, 1997
2
Geronticide: Killing the Elderly
Its usefulness to the literature on abuse is clear... I would recommend this book to readers.'- Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect'This book goes beyond the abuse of the elderly, and "is about, bluntly, the killing of old people" (p.11).
Michael Brogden, 2001
3
The Safety of Elderly Drivers: Yesterday's Young in Today's ...
Most standard research on elderly drivers has not gone beyond gathering data on specific situations or characteristics. This book rises beyond simple statistical presentation.
John Peter Rothe
4
Site Planning and Design for the Elderly: Issues, ...
The first sections of this volume provide valuable background information on housing options available to seniors and outline design implications of the social and physiological changes associated with advancing age.
Diane Y. Carstens, 1993
5
Challenges Before the Elderly: An Indian Scenrio
This work will certainly be useful to the policy makers, administrators, academicians and scholars of this specialized field working in India and other countries of the world.
S. Vijaya Kumar, 1995
6
Measurement Scales Used in Elderly Care
Collects useful, practical and simple assessment scales used in geriatric settings. This work provides tools to identify clinical conditions and health outcomes objectively and reliably.
Abhaya Gupta, 2008
7
Physical Activity and Health in the Elderly
Engagement in health promoting behavior in the domains of physical activity, healthy dietary practice and stress management are considered useful strategies to enhance functional capacity among elderly people.
Alexandrina Lobo, 2011
8
Strategies for Therapy with the Elderly: Living with Hope ...
This book encompasses three major areas of work with elderly clients aged 60 years and older: Living in nursing homes Living in assisted living housing, while participating in community-oriented activities for the aged Living independently ...
Claire M. Brody, Vicki Granet Semel, 2005
9
Medicines in the Elderly
Medicines in the Elderly, written by a multidisciplinary group of healthcare experts, is a comprehensive introduction to therapeutics in the elderly for pharmacists, physicians, nurses and students.
David Armour, Chris Cairns, 2002
10
Medical Ethics and the Elderly
This ground-breaking and highly regarded book explores the central ethical issues arising from the day-to-day care of older patients. This Third Edition incorporates key recent developments.
Gurcharan Singh Rai, Gurdeep S. Rai, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELDERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term elderly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cypriot Elderly Man Donates His Pension to Greece
cypriot-pensioners An elderly Greek-Cypriot decided to teach a lesson of generosity to Europe. According to Huffington Post, Onoufrios ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
2
TD calls for facilities to allow elderly to live in their communities
Independent TD Tom Fleming called for the provision of supportive housing and nursing facilities to allow the elderly live in their communities. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Elderly Woman Dies In Burning Detroit Home
DETROIT (WWJ) – Authorities say an 88-year-old woman was killed after being trapped in her burning home in northwest Detroit. The fire took ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Two elderly men accused of sodomy seek anticipatory bail
Two elderly men accused of sodomising a 22-year-old man for seven years have sought anticipatory bail from a local court. The accused ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
Elderly Brisbane woman scammed out of $43000 by man claiming …
An elderly Brisbane woman has been scammed out of more than $40,000 after being cold called from a man claiming to be from the Australian ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
6
Elderly Qld man attacked in carjacking
An elderly man has been left with facial injuries after a violent carjacking in Brisbane's southwest. The man, 73, was waiting alone in his car to ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
7
Church comes together for wounded elderly Grass Valley woman
An elderly Grass Valley woman is fighting to recover from a violent attack just outside her church. In a show of support on Wednesday night, ... «News10.net, Jul 15»
8
Elderly Man Schools Europe In Generosity By Donating His Meager …
An elderly pensioner in Cyprus has a lesson in generosity for the rest of Europe. He may not have deep pockets, but 88-year-old Onoufrios ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Carjacking suspect to elderly victim: "Let's not make it a murder"
MILTON, Mass. - An elderly Massachusetts woman says she was threatened with her life during a carjacking Monday in broad daylight, CBS ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
10
Norwich man pretended to work for charity as he stole from elderly
The elderly resident allowed Wilson to enter her home before retrieving her purse from her handbag and gave him a cash donation. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Elderly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/elderly>. Apr 2024 ».
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