older adult



older adult

A person past middle age, perhaps (but not necessarily) elderly. Now that I'm an older adult, I have all these aches and pains that I never felt before. You don't have to speak loudly to them, you know—not all older adults have trouble hearing.
See also: adult, older

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HannesHAH-nes (German), HAHN-nes (Swedish, Finnish), HAHN-nəs (Dutch)German, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish
Magomet-Dagestani, Chechen, Ingush
GradyGRAY-deeIrish, English
Christos-Theology
Matthijs-Dutch
Yvain-Arthurian Romance