seventy-something

Examples

• All

• My grandmother is a seventy-something who loves to travel.

• As a seventy-something, she volunteers at the library every week.

• My grandfather, a seventy-something, still enjoys skiing on gentle slopes during nearly every winter holiday.

• The community center welcomes people of all ages, from teenagers to seventy-somethings, for weekly activities.

• At seventy-something, she still enjoys hiking every weekend with her friends.

• The conference featured a panel of experts, including a lively seventy-something who shared his experiences.

• Many seventy-somethings in the community are active volunteers at the local charity.

Synonyms

O

old person

vsseventy-something

175 1.0

A person who is much older than most adults

limits meaning to a specific seven-year decade rather than general agedness

O

older adult

vsseventy-something

11 1.7

A person in the later years of life

specifies the single decade from seventy to seventy nine rather than general ageing

O

oldster

vsseventy-something

• Informal

3 7.6

A person who is clearly past middle age

refers only to the specific 70–79 age band, not broadly noticeable oldness

S

septuagenarian

vsseventy-something

2 8.6

A person who is 70 to 79 years old

is the informal expression for that same specific age range

G

golden ager

vsseventy-something

• Archaic

6.8

A person who is older and usually retired

focuses on a precise decade of age rather than general retirement years

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology