英和和英

名詞

old-old (複数形 old-olds)

1. (social work, slang) A person aged 75 or older.
   • 1991, Leila Simonen, Feminist Social Policy in Finland (page 95)

     Especially the amount and percentage of old-olds is increasing. Care for the elderly is a women's issue from two perspectives: carers are presumably women, and most of those cared-for as well.

   • 2006, Robyn Rice, Home Care Nursing Practice: Concepts and Application (page 376)

     The group of 75 and over, the “old-olds,” is the fasting growing age group in our country.