🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

anziano

Pronunciation / Transliteration: anziano

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
elderly/ˈɛldərli/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La popolazione anziana è in aumento."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Old or ageing; past middle age.

    "She cares for her elderly parents."
As noun
  1. 1

    People who are old (usually preceded by 'the').

    "Special programs were established to support the elderly."

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Synonyms (3)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'elder' + '-ly'. 'Elder' comes from Old English 'ieldra', the comparative form of 'ald' (old).

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