geriatric
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From geriatrics. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -iatric.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]Translations
[edit]relating to geriatrics
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Noun
[edit]geriatric (plural geriatrics)
- (slang) An old person.
- Synonyms: genarian, oldster, silver top; see also Thesaurus:old person
Translations
[edit]slang: old person
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