Synonyms:
aged, elderly, older, senior
Meaning: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
aged, elderly
Meaning: people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"
Usage examples
In it was an elderly man.
It was no place for an elderly spinster.
"Too deep for me, my friend," the elderly man confessed.
"Will you kindly step inside here?" requested the elderly man.
In her early girlhood she had been married to an elderly and jealous soldier.
At the moment of his doing so, an elderly gentleman came out of the waiting-room.
Accordingly I thought it better to acknowledge that I had become an elderly man and would have to stop boxing.
All at once there came up a bald-headed, elderly man with ingratiating little eyes, wearing a full, summer overcoat.
The first remark overheard by Lanyard came from the elderly American, following a pause and a consultation of his watch.
About five minutes later, Desgas returned, followed by an elderly Jew, in a dirty, threadbare gaberdine, worn greasy across the shoulders.