Overview of noun elderly

The noun elderly has 1 sense

• aged, elderly -- (people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged")

Overview of adj elderly

The adj elderly has 1 sense

• aged, elderly, older, senior -- (advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen")