Geriatric is used to describe things relating to the illnesses and medical care of old people.
[medicine]
There is a question mark over the future of geriatric care.
The geriatric patients will be moved out.
2. uncountable noun
Geriatrics is the study of the illnesses that affect old people and the medical care of old people.
3. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
If you describe someone as a geriatric, you are implying that they are old and that their mental or physical condition is poor. This use could cause offence.
[disapproval]
He will complain about having to spend time with such a boring bunch of geriatrics.
...how can it be acceptable to have a load of geriatric judges deciding what shouldhappen?
geriatric in British English
(ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk)
adjective
1.
of or relating to geriatric medicine or to older people
2. informal
(of people or machines) old, obsolescent, worn out, or useless
noun
3. old-fashioned, offensive
an older person
See also psychogeriatric
Word origin
C20: from Greek gēras old age + iatric
In other languages
geriatric
British English: geriatric /ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk/ ADJECTIVE
Geriatric is used to describe things relating to the illnesses and medical care of old people.
...the future of geriatric care.
American English: geriatric
Arabic: طَبُّ الشَّيْخُوخَة
Brazilian Portuguese: geriátrico
Chinese: 老年病学的
Croatian: gerijatrijski
Czech: geriatrický
Danish: geriatrisk
Dutch: geriatrisch
European Spanish: geriátrico
Finnish: geriatrinen
French: gériatrique
German: betagt
Greek: γηριατρικός
Italian: geriatrico
Japanese: 老人病学の
Korean: 노인병학
Norwegian: geriatrisk
Polish: geriatryczny
European Portuguese: geriátrico
Romanian: geriatric
Russian: гериатрический
Latin American Spanish: geriátrico
Swedish: geriatrisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับคนชรา
Turkish: yaşlılar
Ukrainian: геріатричний
Vietnamese: thuộc lão khoa
British English: geriatric /ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk/ NOUN
If you describe someone as a geriatric, you are implying that they are old and that their mental or physical condition is poor. This use could cause offense.
He will complain about having to spend time with such a boring bunch of geriatrics.
American English: geriatric
Arabic: شَيْخُوخيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: geriátrico
Chinese: 老人
Croatian: gerijatrija
Czech: stařec
Danish: geriatriker
Dutch: bejaarde
European Spanish: vejestorio
Finnish: vanhus
French: patient gériatrique
German: Tattergreis
Greek: γηριατρική
Italian: anziano
Japanese: 老人病患者
Korean: 노인병 환자
Norwegian: gamling
Polish: geriatria
European Portuguese: geriátrico
Romanian: decrepit
Russian: лицо, страдающее болезнями старческого возраста