geriatric

/ˌdʒɛɹ.i.ˈæt.ɹɪk/adj
High School
1

Relating to the elderly.

2

Elderly, old.

3

Relating to geriatrics.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

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Consonance

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