centenarians
Hundred-year-old people
Centenarians are people who have reached the age of one hundred or older.
The term appears frequently in discussions of longevity and aging research: The number of centenarians has grown dramatically in recent decades.
Someone who reaches 110 is a supercentenarian.
Someone past 110
- lifespanTotal existence duration
- agingGrowing older over time
- oldestGreatest in age
- elderlyAdvanced in age
geriatric · longevity · Methuselah · life expectancy · senescence · nonagenarian · old age · survival
Annual date of origin
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- candlesWax lights with wicks
congratulations · greeting · media attention · interview · tribute · honor · recognition · ceremony
Official population count
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- OkinawaJapanese island, martial-arts origin
- SardiniaItalian autonomous island region
Japan · percentage · growth rate · ratio · gender gap · women · female · records
Science of hereditary transmission
- dietCustomary food consumption
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
plant-based · caloric restriction · cardiovascular · cognitive · mobility · independence · frailty · chronic disease
Regular repeated behaviors
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- optimismTendency to expect good
- purposeReason something exists
- ikigaiJapanese term for purpose
community · social bonds · family · spirituality · faith · stress management · sleep · moderation
supercentenarian
Someone past 110
elderly · geriatric · longevity · Methuselah · life expectancy · senescence · nonagenarian · old age · survival · endurance
birthday
Annual date of origin
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
candles · congratulations · greeting · media attention · interview · tribute · honor · recognition · ceremony · party
census
Official population count
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- OkinawaJapanese island, martial-arts origin
Sardinia · Japan · percentage · growth rate · ratio · gender gap · women · female · records · verification
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
Mediterranean · plant-based · caloric restriction · cardiovascular · cognitive · mobility · independence · frailty · chronic disease · telomeres
habits
Regular repeated behaviors
ikigai · community · social bonds · family · spirituality · faith · stress management · sleep · moderation · wine
- age groupsage groups, generations, life stages, adults, children
- seniorssenior citizens, senior, elderly, old woman, old lady
- Blue ZonesOkinawa, Sardinia, longevity, life expectancy, healthy aging
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- honoreeshonoree, honorees, award winner, awardee, awardees