geriatric

1. 1.

   of or relating to the aged

   “geriatric disorder”
2. 2.

   of or relating to or practicing geriatrics

   “geriatric hospital”

   Synonymsgerontological

Questions about geriatric

What does geriatric mean?

geriatric means "of or relating to the aged". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in geriatric?

geriatric has 4 syllables: ger-i-at-ric. The stress falls on "at". In IPA it is /ˌdʒɛɹiˈætɹɪk/.

What is another word for geriatric?

Close synonyms include gerontological. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is geriatric a common word?

geriatric is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.