gerontic
1gerontic — adjective /dʒɛˈrɒnt.ɪk,dʒɛˈrɑːnt.ɪk/ a) Of or pertaining to old age or the elderly. The gerontic population of the U.S., those of 65 and over, numbered 3.1 million in 1900. b) Of or pertaining to senescent animals or plants. Academic staff from… …
2gerontic — /dʒəˈrɒntɪk/ (say juh rontik) adjective of or relating to old age: gerontic nursing …
3gerontic — adjective Date: 1885 of or relating to decadence or old age …
4gerontic — adj. [Gr. gerontos, old man] Pertaining to decadence; old age; deteriorating …
5gerontic — /jeuh ron tik/, adj. 1. geriatric. 2. of or pertaining to the last phase in the life cycle of an organism or in the life history of a species. [1880 85; < Gk gerontikós of old men, equiv. to geront (s. of géron old man) + ikos IC] * * * …
6gerontic — ger·on·tic (jə ronґtik) senile …
7gerontic — Synonyms and related words: anile, crabbed, debilitated, decrepit, doddered, doddering, doddery, feeble, fossilized, gerontal, infirm, mossbacked, moth eaten, mummylike, palsied, papery skinned, ravaged with age, rickety, run to seed, rusty,… …
8gerontic — adj. geriatric; of aging; of or pertaining to old age …
9gerontic — [dʒɛ rɒntɪk] adjective technical relating to old age. Origin C19: from Gk gerōn, geront old man + ic …
10gerontic — ge·ron·tic …