Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geriatric

/ˌdʒɛɹ.iˈæt.ɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: ge-ri-at-ric
IPA: /ˌdʒɛɹ.iˈæt.ɹɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the elderly.

adj

adj

Relating to geriatrics.

noun

Slang

Example Sentences

"The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly."
"Proper nutrition is a cornerstone of geriatric health, yet it is often overlooked in home-care settings."
"At that moment he was practicing one of his professions—that of geriatric psychiatrist."

Etymology

From geriatrics. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -iatric.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more geriatric (comparative) most geriatric (superlative) geriatrics (plural)

Derived Forms

Buffyatric ethnogeriatric geriaction geriatrician geriatricide gerrie neurogeriatric nongeriatric oncogeriatric orthogeriatric psychogeriatric suprageriatric

Phrases

geriatric chair geriatric millennial geriatric pregnancy

Synonyms

hoary long in the tooth on in years elder elderly geriatric gerontologic gerontological matured of a certain age old as Methuselah over the hill

Rhymes With

patrick psychiatric pediatric fitzpatrick kirkpatrick kilpatrick

Questions

How do you pronounce geriatric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdʒɛɹ.iˈæt.ɹɪk/.
What does geriatric mean?: Relating to the elderly.
Where does geriatric come from?: From geriatrics. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -iatric.

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