octogenarian
/ˌɑktədʒəˈnɛriən/
noun
- A person who is between 80 and 89 years old.
- The retirement community is home to many active octogenarians.
- The author, now an octogenarian, published her latest novel last year.
- My grandmother, an octogenarian, still walks two miles every morning.
adjective
- Being between 80 and 89 years old; relating to people of that age.
- She joined an octogenarian hiking club and climbed a small mountain.
- The hospital has a special wing for octogenarian patients.
- The octogenarian couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
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