| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | advanced age | a very old age |
| 2. | advanced in years | quite old |
| 3. | age-lined | lined with age |
| 4. | age-marked | showing signs of age |
| 5. | age-worn | worn by age |
| 6. | aged | old; having lived many years |
| 7. | ageing | getting older |
| 8. | ageworn | worn by age |
| 9. | aging | getting older |
| 10. | ancient | very old |
| 11. | careworn | showing age and worry |
| 12. | centenarian | person aged 100 or more |
| 13. | decrepit | very old and weak |
| 14. | doddering | very old and unsteady |
| 15. | elder | older person; senior |
| 16. | elders | older people |
| 17. | feeble | weak; lacking strength |
| 18. | frail | weak from age or illness |
| 19. | geriatric | relating to old age |
| 20. | getting on | becoming old |
| 21. | golden years | later years of life |
| 22. | golden-ager | older person |
| 23. | grandma | a grandmother; older woman |
| 24. | grandmother | mother of a parent |
| 25. | grandparent | a person’s older parent |
| 26. | gray-haired | having gray hair; older |
| 27. | grey-haired | having gray hair; older |
| 28. | grizzled | gray-haired; older-looking |
| 29. | hoary | very old; gray with age |
| 30. | in later years | during later years |
| 31. | in old age | during later years |
| 32. | in one’s eighties | aged 80 to 89 |
| 33. | in one’s hundreds | aged 100 or more |
| 34. | in one’s nineties | aged 90 to 99 |
| 35. | in one’s seventies | aged 70 to 79 |
| 36. | in one’s sixties | aged 60 to 69 |
| 37. | in the sunset years | in the final years |
| 38. | in the twilight years | in the final years |
| 39. | infirm | weak; not healthy |
| 40. | late in life | at an old age |
| 41. | late-life | relating to old age |
| 42. | late-middle-aged | older middle-aged |
| 43. | late-stage | in a late period |
| 44. | later years | later period of life |
| 45. | lined | marked with wrinkles |
| 46. | long in the tooth | old; no longer young |
| 47. | long past youth | no longer young |
| 48. | long-lived | having lived many years |
| 49. | mature | fully developed; older |
| 50. | matured | grown older; seasoned |
| 51. | middle-aged | no longer young |
| 52. | no longer young | not young anymore |
| 53. | nonagenarian | person in their nineties |
| 54. | not young | older; not youthful |
| 55. | octogenarian | person in their eighties |
| 56. | of advanced age | quite old |
| 57. | old | having lived a long time |
| 58. | older | more advanced in age |
| 59. | oldest | most old |
| 60. | oldish | somewhat old |
| 61. | oldsters | older people |
| 62. | over the hill | past one’s peak |
| 63. | past it | too old for something |
| 64. | past middle age | older than middle-aged |
| 65. | past one’s prime | no longer young |
| 66. | past youth | no longer young |
| 67. | pensioner | person receiving a pension |
| 68. | retired | no longer working; older |
| 69. | retiree | person who has retired |
| 70. | retirement aged | old enough to retire |
| 71. | retirement-age | old enough to retire |
| 72. | ripe old age | a very old age |
| 73. | seasoned | experienced; long-lived |
| 74. | senescent | growing old; aging |
| 75. | senile | showing mental decline from age |
| 76. | senior | older; of advanced age |
| 77. | seniors | older people |
| 78. | septuagenarian | person in their seventies |
| 79. | sexagenarian | person in their sixties |
| 80. | silver-haired | having gray hair; older |
| 81. | stooped | bent with age |
| 82. | superannuated | old; retired because of age |
| 83. | the aged | old people collectively |
| 84. | the old | old people collectively |
| 85. | the older generation | older people collectively |
| 86. | the senior generation | older people collectively |
| 87. | time-tested | proven over many years |
| 88. | timeworn | worn with age |
| 89. | up in years | quite old |
| 90. | venerable | respected because of age |
| 91. | veteran | long-experienced; long-serving |
| 92. | vintage | from an earlier time |
| 93. | weathered | worn by time; older-looking |
| 94. | well along in years | quite old |
| 95. | well past middle age | older than middle-aged |
| 96. | well past youth | no longer young |
| 97. | well up in years | quite old |
| 98. | well-seasoned | experienced; older |
| 99. | white-haired | having white hair; older |
| 100. | wrinkled | lined with age |
