English Explanatory Dictionary

geriatric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the elderly.
  2. Elderly, old.
  3. Relating to geriatrics.
noun
  1. An old person.

Pronunciation

/ˌdʒɛɹ.iˈæt.ɹɪk/ En-au-geriatric.ogg

Word forms

geriatric more geriatric most geriatric geriatrics

Etymology

From geriatrics. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -iatric.

Synonyms

hoary long in the tooth on in years elder elderly geriatric gerontologic gerontological matured of a certain age old as Methuselah over the hill senior superannuated ivy-covered preserved wintry genarian oldster silver top ager antique badge-cove cheeser coffin dodger crinkly eld geezer grayhead greyhead hoarhead mzee old no spring chicken old timer old-timer oldtimer older adult oldie senior citizen twirly weazen wrinkly

Derived words

Buffyatric ethnogeriatric geriaction geriatric chair geriatrician geriatricide geriatric millennial geriatric pregnancy gerrie neurogeriatric nongeriatric oncogeriatric orthogeriatric psychogeriatric suprageriatric
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