elderly
/ˈɛldɚli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.15 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
old; having lived for relatively many years.
adj
Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
noun
Example Sentences
- "The car was parked toward the rear of the shop, an elderly gray-blue Dodge. It looked better than it had in years."
- "The fleet had been ordered speculatively by Beacon Rail, and intended as heavy shunting and trip locomotives, as well as a viable low-emission replacement for the elderly Class 08/09 'BR Standard large shunter' which dates from the 1950s and 1960s."
- "the elderly"
- "health insurance and retirement income for the elderly"
- "He lives next door to an elderly."
- "He lives next door to some elderlies."
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English eldre English elder Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English elderly From elder + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛldɚli/
- British English: /ˈɛldəli/