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older adults

older adults is the plural of older adult.

Meaning of older adult

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.

Questions about older adults

What is older adults the plural of?
Older adults is the plural of older adult.

Words near older adults in the dictionary

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

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