Elderly

Definition: Elderly

Elderly

Adjective

1. Advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "elderly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Statistics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Elderly

Age

Adjective: aged; old; elderly, geriatric, senile; matronly, anile; in years; ripe, mellow, run to seed, declining, waning, past one's prime; gray, gray-headed; hoar, hoary; venerable, time-worn, antiquated, passe, effete, decrepit, superannuated; advanced in life, advanced in years; stricken in years; wrinkled, marked withthe crow's foot; having one foot in the grave; doting; (imbecile); like the last of pea time.

Crosswords: Elderly

You know, the elderly, although slow, and dangerous behind the wheel, can serve a purpose (Dumb and Dumber; writing credit: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, and Bennett Yellin.)

What's so unappealing about hearing your elderly father talk about sex (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Is it the kind of ordeal like visiting a rather bad tempered, elderly female relative is an ordeal, or is it more the plunging your hand into a pot of scalding water to see how quickly it strips the skin off sort of ordeal (NeverWhere; writing credit: Neil Gaiman; Lenny Henry)

Collecting the corrections is the role of the elderly. (references; author: unknown)

The Young Elderly (1984)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Equipment for the Elderly and Handicapped in Mexico: A Strategic Entry Report, 1997 (reference)

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Books

• Assisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly (reference)

• Generations Apart: Xers Vs. Boomers Vs the Elderly (Contemporary Issues) (reference)

• Nursing Care of the Elderly (Nursing CEU Course) (reference)

• Pitching In : When Your Elderly Parents Need Help (reference)

• Real Solutions for Caring for Your Elderly Parent (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Elderly Client Adviser (reference)

• Serving Elderly Clients (reference)

• Victimization Of The Elderly And Disabled (reference)

• Journal Of Nutrition For The Elderly (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Elderly women learning about eye diseases. Education. Credit: CDC.

In a small number of individuals (mostly children under 5 and the elderly), E. coli can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome, in which the red blood cells are destroyed and the kidneys fail. Credit: CDC.

[A young woman and an elderly female patient]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[PHS physician talks to an elderly woman in an office] / Public Health Service photo. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Elderly couple, in formal attire, dozing while riding the subway] / P. Darlow [i.e., Barlow]. Credit: Library of Congress.

An elderly Eskimo man, wearing clothes made from caribou skin, in front of dog team watching the Coast Guard icebreaker Eastwind depart the Cape Christian area. Credit: Library of Congress.

Elderly woman playing banjo at the Old Fiddler's Convention, in Galax, Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Elderly woman in lace cap leaning on table, three-quarter-length portrait. Credit: Library of Congress.

Elderly woman, standing at doorway, on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Credit: Library of Congress.

Elderly African American couple posed outside of building, near Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

In the vestry a plump freshfaced jesuit and an elderly man, in shabby blue clothes, were dabbling in a case of paints and chalks

Rubbish! screamed a fat, elderly woman, in Richard's ear, as he passed her malodorous stall

An elderly man stood looking at her with an expression of righteous shock

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The same may apply to the elderly patient. (references)

It is a myth that stroke occurs only in elderly adults. (references)

Rates are substantially higher among blacks and the elderly. (references)

Business

Another large category of end-users is the elderly. (references)

Care of the elderly now begins for most people when they make use of home-help services. (references)

Products used by the elderly and home medical care products will be in increasing demand in the future. (references)

Children

Maldives

When family care is unavailable, persons with disabilities are kept in the Institute for Needy People, which also assists elderly persons. (references)

Japan

In 2000 the barrier-free transportation law took effect, requiring public transport systems to take measures to make their facilities more accessible to persons with disabilities as well as to the elderly. (references)

Guatemala

In 1996 Congress passed the Law on Protection of the Elderly and the Law on Attention to Disabled Persons, which mandates equal access to public facilities, prohibits discrimination based on disability, and provides other legal protections. (references)

Civil Liberties

Switzerland

The refugee office also announced that women, minors, elderly, and persons with disabilities might qualify for temporary residence permits. (references)

China

Police often used excessive force when detaining peaceful FLG protesters, including some who were elderly or who were accompanied by small children. (references)

Oman

A February 2000 royal decree allowed for the formation of nongovernmental organizations (NGO's) providing services to women, children, and the elderly. (references)

Discrimination

Hong Kong

The Equal Opportunities Commission continued to maintain that the elderly were discriminated against in the allocation of public housing, but noted that it was powerless to help, because there was no legislation prohibiting age discrimination. (references)

Hong Kong

During the year, 41 complaints were received under the Family Status Discrimination Ordinance, which protects persons whose marital status changes, who have children, or who are responsible for caring for another family member, such as a child or elderly person; one of the complaints had gone to court and was pending at year's end. (references)

Economic History

Uruguay

Uruguay's growing elderly population is a good market for geriatric equipment and services. (references)

Human Rights

Nepal

On July 14, Maoists beat and tortured an elderly man in Kailali District. (references)

Macedonia

The group included women, children, and the elderly as well as males of fighting age. (references)

Cameroon

Security forces also reportedly subjected women, children, and elderly persons to abuse. (references)

Minorities

Bulgaria

The problem intensified following the arrest of two Roma for the killing of an elderly Bulgarian man in the village of Strezherevo in July. (references)

Croatia

The majority of requests are from elderly persons and relate to pension and employment histories from occupied territories during the conflict. (references)

Romania

Representatives of minority religions credibly complain that only Orthodox priests are permitted to grant religious assistance in hospitals, children's homes, and shelters for the elderly. (references)

Political Economy

Burundi

The armed forces killed armed rebels and unarmed civilians, including women, children, and the elderly. (references)

Korea

The U.N.'s World Food Program provides assistance to children and mothers, the elderly, and persons employed in flood damage recovery efforts. (references)

Hungary

The private sector accounts for more than 80 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Despite the economy's performance, an estimated 25 percent of the population lives in poverty, with the elderly, large families, and the Roma most affected. (references)

Travel

Latvia

Elderly travelers and those with existing health problems may be at risk due to inadequate medical facilities. (references)

Women

Korea

They are thus required to leave their preschool children in the care of elderly relatives or in state nurseries. (references)

Ghana

In April a man living in Tongor in the Volta Region chopped off the hands of an elderly aunt, claiming that she was a witch. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "elderly": elderly gentleman ♦ elderly home ♦ elderly man ♦ elderly messenger ♦ elderly person ♦ elderly woman ♦ Frail Elderly ♦ he's getting elderly ♦ home for elderly ♦ home for the elderly ♦ Housing for the Elderly ♦ the elderly. Additional references.

Beginning with "elderly": elderly-authoritative, elderly-care, elderly-looking.

Ending with "elderly": non-elderly.

Albanian

në moshë të moshuar, afër pleqërisë. (various references)

Arabic 

‏كهل, ‏كهولي, ‏عجوز (gaffer, grey haired, long in the tooth, old, overage, wintry). (various references)

Bulgarian 

възстар (oldish, overage), възрастен (adult, grey, grown, grown up, old, old age). (various references)

Chinese 

老年 , 年长. (various references)

Czech

starší (above an age, advanced in years, elder, senior, sr), postarší. (various references)

Danish

ældre (old age, seniors). (various references)

Dutch

hoogbejaard, bedaagd. (various references)

Esperanto

grandaĝa. (various references)

Farsi 

مسن (Old), سالخورده (Hoary, Old, Senile). (various references)

Finnish

vanhahko (rather old), ikääntyneet (seniors). (various references)

French

troisième âge, personnes du troisième âge, personnes âgées, personne âgée (elderly person), assez âgé. (various references)

German

ältlich (oldish, oldishly), bejahrt (aged, old). (various references)

Greek 

ηλικιωμένοσ (aged, old). (various references)

Hebrew 

קשיש (long in the tooth, old, senior), בא בימים (advanced in years, aged). (various references)

Hungarian

korosodó (aging), koros (advanced in years, old), öreges (oldish), öregedő (ageing, aging). (various references)

Indonesian

nampak tua, kelihatan tua. (various references)

Italian

terza età (seniors), attempato (aged, oldish), anziano (aged, ancient, elderly person, greybeard, old, oldster, senior, senior citizen). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

年輩 (age, years), 年配 (age, years), 年嵩 (older, senior). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ねんぱい (age, years), としかさ (older, senior). (various references)

Korean 

초로. (various references)

Manx

shenn (aged, ancient, antiquarian, archaic, auld, consecrated, ex, former, inveterate, long-standing, old, olden, old-established, senile, stale, time-fusty, veteran, vintage, worn), mie-eashit. (various references)

Norwegian

aldrende. (various references)

Pig Latin

elderlyay.(various references)

Portuguese

idoso (aged, ancient, elder, old, old-aged). (various references)

Romanian

vârstnic (old), cam în vârstã, bãtrâior, între douã vârste (middle aged). (various references)

Russian 

пожилой (aged). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

postariji (oldish). (various references)

Spanish

mayor (adult, better, big, bigger, boss, capital, chief, elder, greater, high, higher, main, major, older, sacred, senior, utmost). (various references)

Swedish

äldre (elder, eldery, major, older, oldish, senior). (various references)

Thai

สูงวัย (คำสุภาพสำหรับ old). (various references)

Turkish

yaşlı (aged, auld, doddered, geriatric, old, old timer, oldie, overaged, senior, senior citizen, stricken in years, tear stained, watery, well on in years), yaşını başını almış (advanced in years), ihtiyar (aged, geriatric, grey haired, old, old man, old woman, oldie, oldish, oldster, pater). (various references)

Ukrainian

літній (aged, summerly, summery), похилого віку (advanced in years, aged). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sắp già. (various references)

provectaeque, provectus, senior, seniorem, seniores, senioribus, seniorum, vetulae, vetulus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Elderly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adderly, Aderley, aderly, Alverley, edelrid, Edery, eldalie, elderley, elderlies, eldery, Eldfell, Elsdale, Erdelyi, erderly. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: yelled, yeller.

-2 letters: delly, elder, leery, redly, redye, reedy.

-3 letters: deer, dele, dell, dere, dree, dyer, eely, eery, eyed, eyer, eyre, leer, lyre, rede, reed, reel, rely, yeld, yell.

-4 letters: dee, del, dey, dry, dye, eel, eld, ell, ere, eye, led, lee, ley, lye, red, ree, rye.

-5 letters: de, ed, el, er, re, ye.

+1 letter: yodeller.

+2 letters: federally, learnedly, relatedly, relaxedly, slenderly, trolleyed, yodellers.

+3 letters: redolently, relievedly, remedially, underbelly.

+4 letters: dreamlessly, flusteredly, legendarily, perplexedly.

+5 letters: bewilderedly, deliberately, electrolyzed, multilayered, regardlessly, unrelievedly.