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elderly person

NOUN

golden ager

Synonyms

WEAK

ancient doyen doyenne elder first-born grandfather grandmother head matriarch old folk old-timer oldster patriarch pensioner retired person senior citizen

NOUN

oldster

Synonyms

STRONG

ancient doyen doyenne elder grandfather grandmother head matriarch old-timer patriarch pensioner

WEAK

first-born golden ager old folk retired person senior citizen

NOUN

senior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elder pensioner senior citizen

STRONG

ancient doyen doyenne grandfather grandmother head matriarch old-timer oldster patriarch

WEAK

first-born golden-ager old folk retired person

Antonyms

WEAK

inferior junior younger

NOUN

senior citizen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pensioner retiree senior

WEAK

OAP geriatric golden-ager old fogy old person old-age pensioner old-timer oldster patriarch retired person

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I say that on behalf of your aunt, but also for every other vulnerable elderly person who could do with a nephew like you.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

By 2023, spending on each elderly person had risen 19% after inflation; on each child, just 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Disaster official Danilo Atienza said an elderly person had also died by drowning in southern Leyte province.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

He sounded exactly like an elderly person struggling to hide dementia, but unfortunately, that’s indistinguishable from his lifelong personality as an incurious person BSing his way through life.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

“Okay. I’m gonna say this one last time. I am just a kidhe said slowly, as if talking to an elderly person or a small child. “

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

elderly person

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