Geriatric
adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An old person. slang
Adjective
- 1 Relating to the elderly.
- 2 Elderly, old.
- 3 Relating to geriatrics.
"At that moment he was practicing one of his professions—that of geriatric psychiatrist."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or practicing geriatrics wordnet
- 2 of or relating to the aged wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"He just left the geriatric ward."
Etymology
From geriatrics. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -iatric.