elderly
UK /ˈɛldɚli/ US /ˈɛldɚli/
adj 2noun 2
Definitions
adj
1
old; having lived for relatively many years.
2
Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
The car was parked toward the rear of the shop, an elderly gray-blue Dodge. It looked better than it had in years.
The fleet had been ordered speculatively by Beacon Rail, and intended as heavy shunting and trip locomotives, as well as a viable low-emission replacement for the elderly Class 08/09 'BR Standard large shunter' which dates from the 1950s and 1960s.
noun
1
An elderly person.
He lives next door to an elderly.
He lives next door to some elderlies.
2
Older people as a whole.
the elderly
health insurance and retirement income for the elderly
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