[responsivevoice] geriatric [/responsivevoice] [ jer-ee-a-trik ]
The word of the day is ‘geriatric.’
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Relating to old people
2. Retiree
3. Not young
4. Mature
1. Hindi – Vrddhaavastha
2. Spanish – Geriátrico
3. French – Gériatrique
4. Mandarin – Lǎonián yīxué
1. Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
2. Governments cannot pay for all feasible geriatric health care.
3. How can standards in geriatric health care be raised?.
4. I am rapidly turning into a TV-loving geriatric.
5. And we might launch a geriatric site as our third.
aged, ancient, decrepit, elderly, mature, venerable, gerontological, codger, anile, antiquated, anile, grey-haired, grizzled, hoary, impaired, senescent, effete, historic, longstanding etc
Some antonyms of the word are:
new, young, youthful, inexperienced, contemporary, current, fresh, modern, recent, immature, juvenile, ageless, infantile, babyish, ageless,
Quotation:
My mum was a nurse, and her passion was geriatric care. I used to love listening to the old people’s stories in her nursing home and picturing myself in their place. They’d say, ‘I went to school in a horse and cart,’ and I’d just think ‘Wow!’ I’d picture myself in their place – the acting was a natural progression.
Olivia Colman
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