old person meaning

Definition of old person

1. an elderly person

   Synonyms: oldster, senior citizen, golden ager

   Type of: adult

   Kinds: ancient, centenarian, curmudgeon, dodderer, dodo, dotard, has-been, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old boy, old man, old woman

old person in a sentence

• She gave up her seat for the old person.
• That old person is feeding the sparrows.
• You write like an old person.
• Who is this old person?

How to pronounce old person

old person is pronounced /əʊld ˈpɜːsən/ in British English and /oʊld ˈpɝsən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.