sexagenarians
People in their sixties
Sexagenarians are people in their sixties—aged sixty to sixty-nine.
The word comes from Latin for sixty.
Like other age-decade terms (septuagenarian, octogenarian), it appears in formal or humorous contexts: The hiking club was dominated by fit sexagenarians.
Those aged 60-69
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
- retireesPeople finished working permanently
- seniorsOldest in a group
- older adultsPeople of advanced age
pension age · empty nesters · grandparents · aging population · post-career · early retirement · pensioners · senior citizens
Reducing workforce or scale
- retirement planningPreparing for post-career finances
- bucket listPre-death wish inventory
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
- travelMovement between locations
leisure · hobbies · volunteering · second career · golf · cruises · gardening · memoir writing
Good judgment from experience
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- elder respectDeference to older people
- seniorityRank from length of service
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
veteran · maturity · perspective · life lessons · storytelling · role models · counsel · dignity
Ache at skeletal junctures
- menopauseEnd of fertility
- andropauseMen's midlife hormonal change
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
bone density · reading glasses · hearing aids · arthritis · metabolism · flexibility · stamina · preventive care
sixty-somethings
Those aged 60-69
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
- retireesPeople finished working permanently
- seniorsOldest in a group
older adults · pension age · empty nesters · grandparents · aging population · post-career · early retirement · pensioners · senior citizens · older generation
downsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
- retirement planningPreparing for post-career finances
- bucket listPre-death wish inventory
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
travel · leisure · hobbies · volunteering · second career · golf · cruises · gardening · memoir writing · lifelong learning
wisdom
Good judgment from experience
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- elder respectDeference to older people
- seniorityRank from length of service
seasoned · veteran · maturity · perspective · life lessons · storytelling · role models · counsel · dignity · reverence
joint pain
Ache at skeletal junctures
- menopauseEnd of fertility
- andropauseMen's midlife hormonal change
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
cholesterol · bone density · reading glasses · hearing aids · arthritis · metabolism · flexibility · stamina · preventive care · vitality
sexagenariansmillennials
Those born 1981-1996
spring chickens · Generation Z · Generation Alpha · Gen Z · Gen Alpha