English Online Dictionary. What means elderly? What does elderly mean?
English
Etymology
elder + -ly
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛldɚli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛldəli/
- Hyphenation: eld‧er‧ly
Adjective
elderly (comparative more elderly, superlative most elderly)
- old; having lived for relatively many years.
- Synonyms: elder, old; see also Thesaurus:elderly
- Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
- Synonyms: dated, outworn, decrepit, timeworn; see also Thesaurus:obsolete, Thesaurus:deteriorated
Translations
Noun
elderly (plural elderlies)
- An elderly person.
- (with definite article, collective) Older people as a whole.
Derived terms
- elderly care