ELDERLY
aged, elderly, older, senior
(adjective) advanced in years; (âagedâ is pronounced as two syllables); âaged members of the societyâ; âelderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraperâ; âsenior citizenâ
aged, elderly
(noun) people who are old collectively; âspecial arrangements were available for the agedâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
elderly
old; having lived for relatively many years.
Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
Noun
elderly (plural elderlies)
an elderly person
(the elderly) older people as a whole
Source: Wiktionary
Eld"er*ly, a.
Definition: Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age;
as, elderly people.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition