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► 副詞
よぼよぼ  [よぼよぼ]  [coll]    meaning:  old  rank: 3
☆ よぼよぼのさん ⇨ A very old man  (☛ Very old and weakened)

► 名詞
老人  [ろうじん]  [liter]    meaning:  old  rank: 1
☆ 老人介護施設 ⇨ An adult, senior, care facility  (☛ An old person)
☆ 老人医療 ⇨ Geriatrics  (☛ An old person)

御年寄り  [おとしより]  [polite]    meaning:  old  rank: 2
☆ 御年寄を大切に ⇨ Be kind to elderlies  (☛ An old person)

老後  [ろうご]    meaning:  old  rank: 2
☆ 老後の生活 ⇨ Life after getting old, retirement

老いぼれ  [おいぼれ]  [contempt]    meaning:  old  rank: 3
☆ れ、老いぼれが! ⇨ Shut up, you old fart!

高齢  [こうれい]  [tech]    meaning:  old  rank: 3
☆ 高齢化社会 ⇨ Society with an aging population
☆ 高齢出産 ⇨ Pregnancy at an advanced maternal age  (☛ Advanced in age. Usually about humans or mammals)

高齢者  [こうれいしゃ]  [tech]    meaning:  old  rank: 3
☆ 高齢者向運動器具 ⇨ Exercise equipment tailored for old people

年配  [ねんぱい]  [polite]    meaning:  old  rank: 3
☆ あの年配のはどなた? ⇨ Who’s that older gentleman?

古参  [こさん]    meaning:  old  rank: 4
☆ チームの最古参だ (さいこさん) ⇨ He is the longest-tenured player on the team  (☛ Not a person’s age, but how long he/she is in a particular position)

古株  [ふるかぶ]    meaning:  old  rank: 4
☆ 社内一の古株だ ⇨ He is the longest-serving employee of the company  (☛ Not a person’s age, but how long he/she is in a particular position)