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| aged |
of or relating to old age. [1/5 definitions] |
| decrepit |
in poor condition because of old age or much use; dilapidated; worn-out. |
| decrepitude |
a weakened, feeble, or dilapidated condition, esp. owing to long use or old age. |
| dodder |
to shake or be unsteady on one's feet, as from old age; totter. |
| dotage |
weakness of mind or foolishness, esp. when accompanying old age; senility. [1/2 definitions] |
| dotard |
one who has become feeble-minded, esp. in old age. |
| dote |
to exhibit foolishness or feebleness of mind, esp. as a result of old age. [1/2 definitions] |
| doting |
weak-minded from old age; senile. [1/2 definitions] |
| feeble-minded |
mentally deficient, as from congenital causes or old age. [1/2 definitions] |
| geriatrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science concerned with the medical problems that tend to occur in old age. [1/2 definitions] |
| gnarled |
roughened, sinewy, or weather-beaten, as from old age or hard manual work. [1/2 definitions] |
| infirm |
weak or ill, as from old age. [1/2 definitions] |
| middle age |
the period of human life between youth and old age, approximately the years between forty and sixty-five. |
| middle-aged |
of a person, being of an age between youth and old age. |
| old age pensioner |
(chiefly British) someone who is too old to work and who receives an old age pension. |
| second childhood |
a state or condition, marked by childish or childlike behavior, that is sometimes characteristic of old age. |
| senescent |
becoming aged; in or nearing old age. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, esp. a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| superannuate |
to allow to retire with a pension because of old age, illness, infirmity, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
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