octogenarian
noun/ˌɒktədʒəˈneəriən/
/ˌɑːktədʒəˈneriən/
- a person between 80 and 89 years oldWord Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin octogenarius (based on octoginta ‘eighty’) + -an.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
octogenarian