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Adjective

geriatric (comparative more geriatric, superlative most geriatric)

  • Relating to the elderly.
    • ✤ 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.
  • Elderly, old.
    • ✤ Synonyms: hoary, long in the tooth, on in years; see also Thesaurus: elderly
  • Relating to geriatrics.
    • ✤ At that moment he was practicing one of his professions—that of geriatric psychiatrist.1

Noun

geriatric (plural geriatrics)

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˌdʒɛɹ.iˈæt.ɹɪk/
  • Audio (Australian): 🔊
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ri‧at‧ric

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Footnotes

  1. 2020, Georgi Gospodinov, chapter 2, in Time Shelter, page 12: ↩

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