older adults
People past middle-age
Older adults is a neutral term for people in later life, typically past retirement age.
The phrase emerged as a more respectful alternative to the elderly or senior citizens, which some find patronizing.
Healthcare, social services, and research contexts favor older adults for its directness: programs designed for older adults, older adults living independently.
- seniorsOldest in a group
- retireesPeople finished working permanently
- pensionersRetired benefit recipients
- senior citizensOlder adults, typically retired
- agingGrowing older over time
longevity · gerontology · aging in place · ageism · aging population · Medicare · retirement home · nursing home · aged · silver fox · geriatrics · healthy aging · assisted living · old people · senior centers · bridge club · bingo · early bird special
- seniorssenior citizens, senior, old woman, old lady, old man
- lifespan healthinfant health, child health, senior health, geriatric care, pediatric care
- generationsbaby boomers, millennials, Gen Z, Gen X, baby boomer
older adultsyouth
State of being immature
children · young people · youngsters · kids · teenagers
older adultsmillennials
Those born 1981-1996
Gen Z · digital natives · up-and-comers · young professionals · new generation
adult, elder, older, elderly, eldest, elders, elderberry, alderman, eldercare