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adjective

Definition of geriatricnext
as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age went into nursing to work with geriatric patients

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geriatric

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noun

ˌjer-ē-ˈa-trik How to pronounce geriatric (audio)
as in elder
a person of advanced years most of the clinic's outpatients are geriatrics living on fixed incomes

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Recent Examples of geriatric
Adjective
One of the best ways to identify frailty is a comprehensive geriatric assessment, in which a team of health care professionals look at many different aspects of an aging person’s health to get a sense of the bigger picture. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 It’s currently estimated that approximately 60% of water that travels through Puerto Rico’s geriatric pipes is lost due to leaks and other infrastructural issues, Navarro mentioned. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
Now, thanks entirely to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the scales are tipping back towards the geriatrics. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Raya Elfadel Kheirbek is a professor of medicine and chief of the division of palliative medicine and geriatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. — Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, Washington Post, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for geriatric
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geriatric
  1. elderly
  2. elder
  3. aging
  4. adult
  5. old
  6. oldster
Adjective
  • Shown from above, the camera steadily encroaching like the angel of death itself, is an elderly woman in a hospital bed.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Wilver Blanco, 42, was shot in 2024 after police responded to a report of man seen chasing an elderly man around with a knife, possibly while under the influence of drugs.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of elderly
Noun
  • Pat Bodenhamer is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church who took a leave of absence to pursue a longtime dream of becoming a history teacher at Pocahontas Junior High School.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Clemishire, along with her father, filed a $1 million defamation suit in Dallas County against Morris, his wife, Debbie, the church, its current and former elders, and a church staff member.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of elder
Adjective
  • SwRI plans to expand the EII to other battery chemistries, cell formats and application areas, while also examining how aging, degradation and thermal management affect interchangeability.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Estée Lauder is beloved for its anti-aging skin care, so this skin care-makeup hybrid makes perfect sense for the brand.
    — Anna Traver, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of aging
Noun
  • Instead, eligibility extends to adults with spinal cord injuries at any level who can safely operate the controller and have no contraindications listed in the User Manual.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Their daughter finished business school and got engaged in 2024; that year, their three adult sons were all single and still living at home.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of adult
Adjective
  • Cora, 5, and Dawson, 3, died at the scene, but their youngest, 8-month-old Callan, was still alive when first responders arrived.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Also on the agenda is Russia's more than four-year-old war in Ukraine.
    — Antoni Slodkowski Reuters, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of old
Noun
  • Enough with the oldsters, what about those kids?
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • With each passing day, its oldster cast — including Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, and Geena Davis — is closer to the grave.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
Definition of oldster

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“Geriatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatric. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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