Etymology
elder + -ly
Pronunciation
Adjective
elderly
- old; having lived for relatively many years
Translations
old
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- German: älter (de), ältlich (de), bejahrt (de)
- Japanese: 年配 (ja) (ねんぱい, nenpai), やや年とった (ja) (yaya toshi totta)
- Portuguese: idoso (pt) m, idosa (pt) f
- Romanian: vârsta a treia (ro), bătrân (ro) m and n, bătrână (ro) f, bătrâni (ro) pl, vârstnici (ro) pl
- Russian: пожилой (ru) (požilój), в возрасте (ru) (v vózraste), (very old) престарелый (ru) (prestarélyj)
- Spanish: anciano (es)
- Telugu: పెద్దలు (te) (peddalu)
- Udmurt: пересь
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Related terms
Noun
elderly (plural elderlies)
- an elderly person
- (the elderly) older people as a whole