A person who is 100 years old or older is a centenarian. Below you will find some quotes from news stories about centenarians, to show how this word is used. Meanwhile, here are some other words for people who are not quite as old as centenarians: a person who is between 70 and 79 years old is a septuagenarian.
A person between 90 and 99 is called a nonagenarian. A person between 100 and 109 is called a centenarian. A person 110 years old or older is called a supercentenarian. I hope this helps. For more posts about words, idioms, grammar, and usage, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!
A quinquagenarian is someone in their 50s (50 to 59 years old), or someone who is 50 years old. Quinquagenarian can also be used as an adjective to describe someone in their 50s, as in I have entered my quinquagenarian years.
: one that is 100 years old or older. centenarian adjective.
nonagenarian. / (ˌnəʊnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən) / noun. a person who is from 90 to 99 years old.
The word for a person in their eighties (80's) is octogenarian. And the word for a person in their nineties (90's) has the same ending as the other two: nonagenarian.
The naming of these celebrations follows the traditions of wedding anniversaries: 25 years is called a Silver Jubilee, 50 years a Golden Jubilee, 60 years a Diamond Jubilee, and 70 years a Platinum Jubilee.
: any head (as on a lathe) for holding rotating or other cutting tools.
On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to old person, such as: pensioner, retiree, senior, elderly person, geriatric, and golden ager.
sep·ten·ni·al sep-ˈte-nē-əl. : occurring or being done every seven years. : consisting of or lasting for seven years. septennially.
Adolescence (generally defined as puberty through age 18) Young adulthood (generally defined as 18 to 22 or 18 to 25) Later adulthood (generally defined as mid-20s and older)
Some people consider 40 to be the birthday when you're suddenly "over the hill"—figuring the lifespan of the average human is about 80 and it's the mid-life mark. Others say it's the big 5-0, when you reach the half-century milestone.
The oldest known age ever attained was by Jeanne Calment, a Frenchwoman who died in 1997 at the age of 122. Ms. Calment is also the only documented case of a person living past 120, which many scientists had pegged as the upper limit of the human lifespan.
It was estimated in 2015 that between 150 and 600 living people had reached the age of 110. The true number is uncertain, as not all supercentenarians are known to researchers at a given time, and some claims cannot be validated or are fraudulent.
Woodsmith. The proper spelling is "Woods-myth' Noun. A semi mythological character who fabricates various items from arboreal materisls. Often an extended family member of the knotheads who is seldomly seen by the immediate family unit. buckandthegirls Aug 23, 2010 07:58am #6.
So in the world of the traditional woodworker, there are long hand saws typically used for dimensioning stock, joinery saws used for cutting the various kinds of traditional joinery and making other precision cuts, and turning saws used for cutting all kinds of curves.
milling. / (ˈmɪlɪŋ) / noun. the act or process of grinding, cutting, pressing, or crushing in a mill. the vertical grooves or fluting on the edge of a coin, etc.
Silver birthdays are when either a man or woman turns 25 years old. Silver can be used to decorate or theme the birthday celebrations of a 25-year-old. Over the years, each year's anniversary is connected to some sort of object or theme, but silver for 25 is one of the oldest traditions.
Quadragenarian: Someone in his or her forties. Quinquagenarian: Someone in his or her fifties. Sexagenarian: Someone in his or her sixties. Septuagenarian: Someone in his or her seventies.
You know that group of people — friends, assistants, bodyguards — that are always surrounding you everywhere you go? That's your entourage!
Ageless is an adjective describing a person or thing whose age cannot be defined, is non-existent, or appears not to change. It can also describe something that has always existed without a precise beginning or an end. Agelessness can be used as a synonym for immortality; more specifically it refers to eternal youth.
Vicennial Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster. Username.
Decade #6 – 50s
You probably have aging parents and their issues and you're in the middle. According to research, the 50s are the best decade of life because you still feel relatively healthy, and strong, and yet you have the stresses going on between these generational situations.