"old-old" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: old-olds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=old-old}} old-old (plural old-olds)
  1. (social work, slang) A person aged 75 or older. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Age, People

Inflected forms

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