old people
The elderly population
Old people is a plain term for those advanced in age, typically meaning the elderly or senior citizens.
The phrase is direct and widely understood, though some consider it less tactful than alternatives like older adults or seniors.
Context determines whether it sounds matter-of-fact or dismissive: Old people deserve respect versus Old people are so out of touch.
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- centenariansPeople aged 100+
- nonagenariansPersons aged ninety-plus
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- senior citizenAged person, typically retired
geriatric · seniors · aged · retirees · pensioners · social security · senior discount · wrinkles · gray hair · legacy · ageism · memory loss · caregiving · nursing home · retirement home · assisted living · wisdom · life experience
- comedy targetspoliticians, lawyers, in-laws, teenagers, bosses
- generationsbaby boomers, millennials, Gen Z, Gen X, baby boomer
old peopleyoung people
Those in early life
youth · children · kids · youngsters · teenagers
old peopleyoung generation
Society's newest members
digital natives · rising generation · future generations · spring chickens · whippersnappers
old peopledigital natives
Those raised with technology
Generation Z · millennials · Gen Alpha · the next generation
old, older, oldest, olden, oldster, oldness, oldie, people, person