Meaning

2 senses
  1. (euphemistic)An old person: especially, one aged 65 years or older.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older, adult.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Older adults are at risk for loneliness.

    deEs besteht ein Eisamkeitsrisiko für ältere Erwachsene. — Waldelfe

  2. Shingles is caused by dormant varicella zoster viruses reactivating in older adults who have had the chickenpox.

  3. Older adults may develop epilepsy because of an infection, stroke or Alzheimer's disease.

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