Adult
Adult adjective - Relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity.
Geriatric
Geriatric adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Usage example: went into nursing to work with geriatric patients
Adult and geriatric are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adult" instead the word "Geriatric" as a noun or an adjective.
Nearby Word: geriatrics
Cite this Source
Geriatric and Adult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adult/geriatric
Adult & Geriatric. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adult/geriatric>.
Geriatric or Adult. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adult/geriatric.
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