"senior citizen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: senior citizens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} senior citizen (plural senior citizens)
  1. An old person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: senior [US], older adult [euphemistic], pensioner, old person Related terms: grey power Translations (old person): 老年人 (lǎoniánrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 老人 (lǎorén) (english: elderly) (Chinese Mandarin), vanhus (Finnish), eläkeikäinen (Finnish), personne âgée [feminine] (French), sénior [feminine, masculine] (French), vieillard [masculine] (French), vieillarde [feminine] (French), Senior [masculine] (German), Seniorin [feminine] (German), eldri borgari (Icelandic), anziano [masculine] (Italian), anziana [feminine] (Italian), 高齢者 (kōreisha) (alt: こうれいしゃ) (Japanese), 年寄り (toshiyori) (alt: としより) (Japanese), お年寄り (o-toshiyori) (alt: おとしより) [honorific] (Japanese), 老人 (rōjin) (english: elderly) (alt: ろうじん) (Japanese), ಹಿರಿಯ ನಾಗರಿಕ (hiriya nāgarika) [masculine] (Kannada), 고령자 (goryeongja) (alt: 高齡者) (Korean), 어르신 (eoreusin) (Korean), 노인 (noin) (english: elderly) (alt: 老人) (Korean), 로인 (roin) (english: elderly) (alt: 老人) [North-Korea] (Korean), വയോധികന് (vayōdhikaṉ) [masculine] (Malayalam), mātāpuputu (Maori), pāhake (Maori), kaumātua (Maori), ज्येष्ठ नागरिक (jyeṣṭha nāgrik) [masculine] (Marathi), senior [masculine] (Polish), seniorka [feminine] (Polish), idoso [masculine] (Portuguese), idosa [feminine] (Portuguese), пожило́й (požilój) [masculine] (Russian), пожила́я (požilája) [feminine] (Russian), престаре́лый (prestarélyj) [masculine] (Russian), престаре́лая (prestarélaja) (note: of more advanced age) [feminine] (Russian), adulto mayor [masculine] (Spanish), raia mwandamizi (Swahili), mtu mzee (Swahili)

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          "sense": "old person",
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          "sense": "old person",
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          "sense": "old person",
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "old person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seniorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "old person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "idoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "old person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "požilój",
      "sense": "old person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пожило́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "požilája",
      "sense": "old person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пожила́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prestarélyj",
      "sense": "old person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "престаре́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "of more advanced age",
      "roman": "prestarélaja",
      "sense": "old person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "престаре́лая"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "old person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adulto mayor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "old person",
      "word": "raia mwandamizi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "old person",
      "word": "mtu mzee"
    }
  ],
  "word": "senior citizen"
}

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