elderly

adjective

/ˈeldəli/

/ˈeldərli/

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(of people) used as a polite word for ‘old’
- an elderly man/woman/lady
- an elderly couple
- She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.
- elderly patients/residents
Synonyms old
old
- elderly
- aged
- long-lived
- mature
These words all describe somebody/something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time.
- old having lived for a long time; no longer young:
  She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.
- elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old’:
  She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.
- aged (formal) very old:
  Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.
- long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time:
  Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.
- mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young:
  clothes for the mature woman
Patterns
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple
Extra Examples
- Her parents are quite elderly now.
- The local council provides services to care for elderly people living at home.
Topics Life stagesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Elderly is used with these nouns:
aunt
couple
father
…
See full entry
the elderly
noun [plural] people who are old
- Children and the elderly are those most at risk from the infection.
More Like This Plural adjectival nouns
Plural adjectival nouns
- the blind
- the deaf
- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young
Topics Life stagesc1

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单词	elderly
释义	elderly adjective /ˈeldəli/ /ˈeldərli/ jump to other results (of people) used as a polite word for ‘old’ an elderly man/woman/lady an elderly couple She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives. elderly patients/residents Synonyms oldold elderly aged long-lived mature These words all describe somebody/something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time. old having lived for a long time; no longer young: She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year. elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old’: She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives. aged (formal) very old: Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful. long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time: Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived. mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young: clothes for the mature woman Patterns a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple Extra Examples Her parents are quite elderly now. The local council provides services to care for elderly people living at home. Topics Life stagesb2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryElderly is used with these nouns: aunt couple father … See full entry the elderly noun [plural] people who are old Children and the elderly are those most at risk from the infection. More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns the blind the deaf the destitute the dead the dying the elderly the faithful the homeless the injured the insane the jobless the middle aged the old the poor the rich the sick the squeamish the wealthy the wicked the wounded the young Topics Life stagesc1 Wordfinder adolescent age elderly generation infant juvenile middle-aged minor teenage young
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