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older adult

older adult noun: an old person: especially, one aged 65 years or older.

Noun

older adult (plural older adults)

  1. (euphemistic) An old person: especially, one aged 65 years or older.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older, adult.

Synonyms of older adult

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Forms of older adult

pluralolder adults

Questions about older adult

What does older adult mean?
Older adult means an old person: especially, one aged 65 years or older.
What part of speech is older adult?
Older adult is a noun.
What is the plural of older adult?
The plural of older adult is older adults.

Words near older adult in the dictionary

  1. Oldenkamp
  2. Oldenkamps
  3. oldens
  4. Oldenzaal
  5. older
  6. older adult
  7. older adults
  8. older brother
  9. older brothers
  10. older fashioned
  11. older sister

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