elderly
Older people as a wholeOlder people as a whole.
Recorded US: Neskaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» I met an elderly woman.
Я встретил одну пожилую женщину. — Wadimiy
Я зустрів одну літню жінку. — uaspeaker
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(collective, plural, plural only, singular, with definite article)Older people as a whole.
the elderly
health insurance and retirement income for the elderly
people who are old collectively
(countable, plural, singular, uncommon)An elderly person.
He lives next door to an elderly.
He lives next door to some elderlies.
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plural: elderliesSynonyms
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1 related wordsSee also
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