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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Words for people based on their ages?

How do you refer to people over 60 years of age? Like I know the word octogenarian for people over 80 years of age...

Thanks,

Prabu!
  

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Anonymous How do you refer to people over 60 years of age? Like I know the word octogenarian for people over 80 years of age... Thanks, Prabu!

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  • Anonymous How do you refer to people over 60 years of age?
  • Like I know the word octogenarian for people over 80 years of age...
  • Thanks, Prabu!
  • com ***·a·ge·nar·i·an n.
  • A person who is 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 70.
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Anonymous
How do you refer to people over 60 years of age? Like I know the word octogenarian for people over 80 years of age...

Thanks,

Prabu!

from www.dictionary.com

***·a·ge·nar·i·an
n.

A person who is 60 years old or bet
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Wouldn't that be a sexagenarian?
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"Geriatric" is another technical medical term, often used for people aged greater than 65 years. Be warned though, this term can be considered offensive when used in other settings as it can imply "worn out", "useless" or senile.
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There's also nonagenarian—90-99,
and centenarian—100+.

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