"older adult" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: older adults [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} older adult (plural older adults)
  1. (euphemistic) An old person. Tags: euphemistic Synonyms: senior citizen, senior, elderly person, old person
    Sense id: en-older_adult-en-noun-O~cp8m9g Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older, adult.
    Sense id: en-older_adult-en-noun-ijMFOYJP

Inflected forms

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