Gerontology Terminology

adjective relating to old age or the elderly

• The gerontic population is increasing as life expectancy rises.
• My grandmother is part of the gerontic group at the senior center.
• That gerontic party was lit with all the oldies dancing!
• The gerontic wisdom of our elders is invaluable.

noun a person who is between 60 and 69 years old

• The conference was attended by many sexagenarian experts in the field.
• My neighbor, a sexagenarian, loves to go jogging every morning.
• That sexagenarian dude still parties like he's in his twenties.
• The ancient oak tree in the park could be considered a sexagenarian in tree years.