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old-old

old-old noun: a person aged 75 or older.

Noun

old-old (plural old-olds)

  1. (slang, social work) A person aged 75 or older.
    • Especially the amount and percentage of old-olds is increasing. Care for the elderly is a women's issue from two perspectives: carers are presumably women, and most of those cared-for as well.1991, Leila Simonen, Feminist Social Policy in Finland, page 95
    • The group of 75 and over, the “old-olds,” is the fasting growing age group in our country.2006, Robyn Rice, Home Care Nursing Practice: Concepts and Application, page 376

Forms of old-old

pluralold-olds

Questions about old-old

What does old-old mean?
Old-old means a person aged 75 or older.
What part of speech is old-old?
Old-old is a noun.
What is the plural of old-old?
The plural of old-old is old-olds.

Words near old-old in the dictionary

  1. old-maidisms
  2. old-man
  3. old-man-yells-at-cloud
  4. old-men
  5. old-oil
  6. old-old
  7. old-olds
  8. old-school
  9. old-schools
  10. old-shoe
  11. old-style

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