older adult
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- noun
- /ˈoʊldər əˈdʌlt/
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persona mayor
- Again, these results suggest that older adults expend more listening effort than young adults to recognize speech presented in noise.
- older adult sexuality
- younger and older adults
- attitudes toward older adult
But when older adults did lose money, they lost a lot more.
- But when older adults did lose money, they lost a lot more.
- Not only did they find that it wasn't good, they found that it was deleterious, that napping in older adults was predictive of worse health outcomes.
- And then again, among older adults there is an increase in loneliness, particularly as people lose friends, lose partners.
- But then you take those, you essentially run the same sorts of studies on romantically attached young adults or older adults.
- And there are certain groups of people that are are more predisposed to a calcium deficiency, older adults.
- I especially have a cohort of older adults who've been smoking pot their whole lives who actually, they've lost the brain plasticity to adapt to not using.
Examples
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Referral to a gerontological practitioner who understands the biopsychosocial needs of older adults is highly recommended.
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Moreover, there are not enough translation services, either in person or by phone, for older adult immigrants.
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But when older adults did lose money, they lost a lot more.
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In the present study, we extended these findings to include older adults.
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And then again, among older adults there is an increase in loneliness, particularly as people lose friends, lose partners.
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Research has been conducted on individuals' knowledge and attitudes toward older adult sexuality.
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Purpose: Listening in noisy situations is a challenging experience for many older adults.
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A lack of English-speaking ability severely inhibits the life of older adults.
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Were there differences in the prevalence of obesity among older adults by race and ethnicity?
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Many of the social programs are designed to support older adults in their communities.
Synonyms
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A woman who is past middle age
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2.7
A person who is older than another person
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A person who is much older than most adults
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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 who is clearly past middle age
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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
Antonyms
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person advanced in age' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'older' (more aged) with 'adult' (a fully grown person) in a standard adjective + noun phrase. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Older adult is a modern, polite way to say 'elderly'. It joins older (someone with more years) and adult (a grown person) to picture a grown person in later life, so it means 'a person in the later years of life'.