What is the meaning of elderly?

noun

  • People who are old collectively.
    • usage: "special arrangements were available for the aged"

adjective

  • Advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables. )
    • usage: "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
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