old person
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- noun
- /oʊld ˈpɜrsən/
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persona mayor
- It's important to listen to the wisdom of old people who have experienced many changes in the world.
- care for older people
- services for older people
- benefits for older people
Don't worry Julian, it's not like old people vote now.
- Don't worry Julian, it's not like old people vote now.
- Every year, in every country, many older people suffer injuries from falls.
- We'll be recruiting samples of older people to our studies.
- I have to say as an old person, yeah.
- He was one of the oldest people in Congress.
- Many of us do not grow up with old people around us.
- So I may have slagged off old people on Loose Women.
- So it looks at at older people and people who have wisdom.
- Whereas whereas like older people, you would just go off what they say.
Examples
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When younger patients apply for services targeted at older people, they are likely to be ruled ineligible.
Academic text (2008) -
Dad, we live with some old people in Kettering.
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And there was an old person with them.
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in these old people, older people.
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I love the old people and they are OK.
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You know these old people.
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I'm great with old people.
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Fifth, states are targeting services to older people in greatest need of assistance.
Academic text (1991) -
The bus is for cripples and old people.
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It's meant for children and old people to lift, and he can't lift it.
Synonyms
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A person who is older than another person
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An older person who is respected for age and experience
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An older person who is usually retired and often over 60 years old
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A person in the later years of life
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A person who is between eighty and eighty-nine years old
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A person who is at least 100 years old
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A person who is clearly past middle age
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A person who is 70 to 79 years old
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A person who is between 90 and 99 years old
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A person who has done a job or activity for many years and knows it well
A person who is older and usually retired
A respected older person with grey hair who gives advice
A person aged between 70 and 79
Antonyms
How Old
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is advanced in age' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'old' (having lived for many years; elderly) with 'person' (a human individual). This simple adjectival modification pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows basic compositional rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Old person is a simple combination: old means having lived many years and person means a human, so the phrase pictures a human who is 'elderly'.