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Elderly

/ˈeldəli/
A term used to describe people who are at an advanced stage of life, typically past the age of retirement.

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Examples:

An elderly Iranian in white robes.

Ellen Curtis is elderly and bad-tempered, but an excellent housemaid.'

The elderly couple took a stroll in the park.

Etymology:

etymology
From Middle English elderly, derived from elder, denoting someone older or senior, with the suffix -ly added.

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