Definition of "elderly" in English

adjective

1. old; having lived for relatively many years.

2. Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.

noun

1. (uncommon) An elderly person.

   • He lives next door to an elderly.
   • He lives next door to some elderlies.

2. (with definite article, collective) Older people as a whole.

   • the elderly
   • health insurance and retirement income for the elderly