Geriatric – relating to old people, especially their health

PRONOUNCE GERIATRIC

(Pronounced jeh-ree-ah-trick)

REMEMBER MEANING OF GERIATRIC

Geriatric means relating to old people, especially their health and wellbeing.

To remember the definition of the word geriatric, use the following mnemonic:

The jerry can acts like it (geriatric) is an old person.

Examples of geriatric in a sentence

The council was criticised for failing to provide adequate geriatric care in the community.

The elderly lady who broke her hip was recovering in the hospital's geriatric unit.

I may be getting older, but I'm not a geriatric yet!