ninetysomething

English

Alternative forms

• ninety-something

Etymology

From ninety +‎ -something.

Numeral

ninetysomething

1. (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 90 (inclusive) and 100 (exclusive).

   Coordinate terms: twentysomething, thirtysomething, fortysomething, fiftysomething, sixtysomething, seventysomething, eightysomething, hundredsomething

Noun

ninetysomething (plural ninetysomethings)

1. (colloquial) A person between 90 and 99 years old.

   She was a sprightly ninetysomething.

Synonyms

• nonagenarian

Coordinate terms

• teen, teenager (13–19)
• vicenarian (20–29)
• twentysomething (20–29)
• tricenarian (30–39)
• thirtysomething (30–39)
• quadragenarian (40–49)
• fortysomething (40–49)
• quinquagenarian (50–59)
• semicentenarian (50–59)
• fiftysomething (50–59)
• sexagenarian (60–69)
• sixtysomething (60–69)
• septuagenarian (70–79)
• seventysomething (70–79)
• octogenarian (80–89)
• eightysomething (80–89)
• centenarian (100–199)
• semisupercentenarian (105–109)
• supercentenarian (110+)

 

Translations

a person between the ages of 90 and 99

• Czech: devadesátník (cs) m, devadesátnice f
• Finnish: yhdeksänkymmenvuotias
• French: nonagénaire (fr)
• Hungarian: kilencvenes (hu)
• Polish: dziewięćdziesięciolatek (pl) m, dziewięćdziesięciolatka (pl) f
• Russian: девяностоле́тний (ru) (devjanostolétnij)
• Tagalog: sisiyamnapuin