What is another word for the aged?

Pronunciation: [ðɪ ˈe͡ɪd͡ʒd] (IPA)

The term "the aged" can often be perceived as antiquated or even disrespectful by some individuals. Therefore, there are several synonyms that can be used to refer to elderly individuals. These include "seniors", "elders", "older adults", "older citizens", and "geriatric individuals". It is important to use terminology that is respectful and allows for the recognition of the individual's experience, wisdom, and contribution to society. Additionally, using more inclusive terminology can help to combat ageism and promote a more equitable and just society for people of all ages.

What are the hypernyms for The aged?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with The aged

  • None can less afford to delay than the aged sinner. Now is the time. Now or never. You have, as it were, one foot already in the grave. Your opportunities will soon be over. Strive, then, I entreat you, to enter in at the strait gate.
    Archibald Alexander
  • Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.
    Angela Carter
  • How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
    George Washington Carver
  • Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young.
    Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the aged.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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