elderly
/ˈɛldəli/adjective
Old; having lived for relatively many years.
Example sentence
- “Elderly people deserve respect.”
Related words
forefatherAn ancestor.seniorOf or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.descendantOne of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.adolescentA person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.lineageDescent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.youthThe part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.