Simple meaning
What does Elderly mean?
Elderly means older in age.
Dictionary definition
Describing people who are older in age.
Example sentences
Elderly in a sentence
easy
We learned the meaning of elderly in class today.
medium
In the reading passage, elderly helped explain the relationship between people.
hard
During discussion, we used elderly to describe social roles clearly.
Synonyms
Words like Elderly
connectionUse for a link between people.
relationUse for how people are connected.
Antonyms
Opposite words
strangerUse for someone not known personally.
separationUse for being apart rather than connected.
Word family
Elderly word family
Base word
elderly
noun
elderlys
Plural form of elderly when used as a countable noun.
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What does elderly mean?
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