old person
Someone advanced in years
An old person is someone advanced in age, typically past middle age and showing signs of aging.
The phrase is neutral compared to alternatives—elderly sounds formal, senior citizen bureaucratic, and old man/old woman can seem dismissive.
The old person at the bus stop needed help with her bags.
What counts as old shifts with context and the speaker's own age.
- greyNeutral achromatic tone
- gray hairPigment-faded strands
- grandpaParent's father
- wiseShowing good judgment
- elderlyAdvanced in age
senior · aged · pensioner · wrinkles · sage · retired · senior citizen · respect · aging · geriatric · over the hill · granny · octogenarian · wisdom · white hair · silver fox · nursing home · rest home
old personyoung generation
Society's newest members
younger generation · Generation Z · millennials · Gen Alpha · young blood
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