sexagenarian adj : being from 60 to 69 years old; "the sexagenarian population is growing" n : someone whose age is in the sixties

English

Etymology

From Latin sexaginta, meaning "sixty"

Noun

sexagenarian (plural sexagenarians)

1. A person who is 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 69.

Adjective

sexagenary (the noun as a modifier; no comparative or superlative)

1. Being 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 70. In one's seventh decade.
2. Of or relating to a sexagenarian.

Related terms

• vicenarian
• tricenarian
• quadragenarian
• quinquagenarian
• septuagenarian
• octogenarian
• nonagenarian
• centenarian

A sixtysomething (or sixty-something) is a person aged between 60 and 69 years. This is generally accepted as early old age. The current crop of sixtysomethings are people born from , to . The term sexagenarian is also sometimes used.

See also

References

• Sixtysomething, 2004 movie.
• Sixtysomething BIFF cartoon.

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