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old-olds

old-olds is the plural of old-old.

Meaning of old-old

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

Questions about old-olds

What is old-olds the plural of?
Old-olds is the plural of old-old.

Words near old-olds in the dictionary

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

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