geriatric

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

geriatric (comparative more geriatric, superlative most geriatric)

Relating to the elderly.
Elderly, old.
Synonyms: hoary, long in the tooth, on in years; see also Thesaurus:elderly
Relating to geriatrics.
- 2020, Georgi Gospodinov, chapter 2, in Time Shelter, page 12:
  At that moment he was practicing one of his professions—that of geriatric psychiatrist.

Derived terms

Translations

(relating to the) elderly

Finnish: vanhus- (fi), vanhusten (fi)

relating to geriatrics

Esperanto: geriatria
Finnish: geriatrinen (fi)
French: gériatrique (fr)
Greek: γηριατρικός (el) (giriatrikós)

Noun

geriatric (plural geriatrics)

(slang) An old person.
Synonyms: genarian, oldster, silver top; see also Thesaurus:old person

Translations

slang: old person

Finnish: kalkkis (fi), geriatrikko
German: Greis (de), alter Mensch
Maori: pēperekōu

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