Elderly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

people who are old collectively

advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛldɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒsad/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒsad/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛldɚli/.

Examples

special arrangements were available for the aged
aged members of the society
elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aged senior older

Antonyms

young

Parts of Speech

noun	people who are old collectively “special arrangements were available for the aged”
adjective	advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) “aged members of the society”

Word Forms

aged	adjective	advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
aged	noun	people who are old collectively
agedness	noun	the property characteristic of old age
seniority	noun	the property of being long-lived

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ältere Menschen

Menschen, die gemeinsam alt sind

🇫🇷French

âgé

les gens qui sont vieux collectivement

🇪🇸Spanish

anciano

personas que son viejas colectivamente

🇮🇹Italian

anziano

persone anziane collettivamente

🇳🇱Dutch

ouderen

mensen die samen oud zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

idoso

pessoas que são velhas coletivamente

🇷🇺Russian

пожилой

люди, которые стары вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुज़ुर्ग

जो लोग सामूहिक रूप से बूढ़े हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বয়স্ক

যারা সম্মিলিতভাবে বৃদ্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

வயதானவர்கள்

ஒட்டுமொத்தமாக வயதானவர்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వృద్ధుడు

సమిష్టిగా వృద్ధులు

🇮🇳Marathi

वृद्ध

जे लोक एकत्रितपणे वृद्ध आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૃદ્ધ

જે લોકો સામૂહિક રીતે વૃદ્ધ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಯಸ್ಸಾದ

ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕವಾಗಿ ವಯಸ್ಸಾದ ಜನರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രായമായ

കൂട്ടമായി പഴയ ആളുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗ

ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਜੋ ਸਮੂਹਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بزرگ

وہ لوگ جو اجتماعی طور پر بوڑھے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

老年

集体老年的人

🇯🇵Japanese

お年寄り

集合的に年老いた人たち

🇰🇷Korean

연세가 드신

집단적으로 나이가 많은 사람들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người già

tập thể những người già

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้สูงอายุ

คนแก่รวมกันแล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

tua

orang-orang yang sudah tua secara kolektif

🇵🇭Filipino

matatanda

mga taong sama-samang matatanda

🇲🇾Malay

warga tua

orang yang berumur secara kolektif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كبير

الناس الذين هم كبار السن بشكل جماعي

🇮🇷Persian

سالمندان

افرادی که در مجموع پیر هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

yaşlı

topluca yaşlı olan insanlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָשִׁישׁ

אנשים מבוגרים באופן קולקטיבי

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