elderly
English
/ˈɛldɚli/, /ˈɛldəli/
adjective
Definitions
- old; having lived for relatively many years.
- Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
Etymology
Suffix from English elder.
Origin
English
elder
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elder English
- elderate English
- elderberry English
- eldercare English
- elderdom English
- elderfather English
- elderflower English
- elderhood English
- elderish English
- elderliness English
- eldermother English
- eldern English
- eldership English
- elderspeak English
- elderwed English
- eldress English
- fore-elder English
- nonelderly English
- eldre Middle English