se·nes·cent (s -n s  nt)
adj.
Growing old; aging.
[Latin sen
 scns, senscent-, present participle of senscere, to grow old, inchoative of senre, to be old, fromsenex, sen-, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]
se·nes
cence n. |
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A teenager, Sam is respectful of his senescent parents, aunts and uncles, and grandparents.
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