Definitions for geriatric

geriatric ger·i·at·ric

Spelling: [jer-ee-a-trik, jeer-]
IPA: /ˌdʒɛr iˈæ trɪk, ˌdʒɪər-/

Geriatric is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 269 anagrams from letters in geriatric (acegiirrt).

Definitions for geriatric

adjective

  1. of or relating to geriatrics, old age, or aged persons.

noun

  1. Slang. an old person.

Origin of geriatric

1925-30; Greek gér(ōn) old man + iatric

Examples for geriatric

Egypt is free of Mubarak, but for now it is still just a poor Middle Eastern country ruled by a junta of geriatric soldiers.

Here are the secrets to American Idol's geriatric comeback.

But they are right to haul—or wheel—a geriatric SS man present at a notorious, if largely forgotten, massacre into the courtroom.

There were rumors of a Brighton Beach ripoff and a Persian version; a geriatric version has already made it to air.

The stigmatized legacy of assisted suicide also may be a factor in the decline of geriatric suicides.

Even now, some clinicians are unforgivably timid around the topic with their geriatric patients.

Right after Girls, she booked an episode of the HBO series Getting On, playing a frail woman in a geriatric ward.

Thanks to the basic dynamics of American politics, the GOP—as white and geriatric as it is—sits well-positioned for success.

See other members of the geriatric set who are using firearms instead of playing mahjong on-screen.

In spite of their image as bland, geriatric pols, the party elders gave the LDP a sense political heft.

Word Value for geriatric
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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