Definition of elderly
1a : rather old; especially : being past middle ageb : old-fashioned
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of later life or elderly persons
elderliness
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Examples of elderly in a Sentence
The program is intended to provide medical care for elderly people.
elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest
Recent Examples of elderly from the Web
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Similar to legislation the House approved in May after its own setbacks, McConnell’s bill would repeal Obama’s tax penalties on people who don’t buy coverage and cut the Medicaid program for the poor, elderly and nursing home residents.
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Similar to legislation the House approved in May after its own setbacks, McConnell's bill would repeal Obama's tax penalties on people who don't buy coverage and cut the Medicaid program for the poor, elderly and nursing home residents.
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Unskilled migrants care for babies or the elderly, thus freeing the native-born to do more lucrative work.
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As the price climbed, members of the ring called and emailed potential investors, many of them elderly, pressuring them to buy the stocks, according to the indictment.
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In my mind a festival was a town gathering where elderly women sold jam and gourds, and welcomed autumn back again.
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Some would say that funneling money to millionaires at the expense of frail elderly patients is morally suspect.
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The road had been hard: One elderly protester died of cardiac arrest and another was hospitalized with heart spasms.
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Up Irish Hill to deliver four to Posada Del Sol, an apartment complex for the elderly.
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First Known Use of elderly
1611
elderly
Definition of elderly
elderly
orelderlies
: an elderly person
First Known Use of elderly
1865
ELDERLY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of elderly for English Language Learners
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: old or rather old : past middle age
ELDERLY Defined for Kids
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