You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly at the top of your post. Please note, all posts are moderated by our in-house language experts, so make sure your suggestions, help, and advice house the kind of information an international language teacher would offer. If not, and your posts do not contribute to the topic in a positive way, they will be subject to deletion.
the elderly - is the plural noun for all older persons in a stereotyped group (formerly associated with social service or health programs, now more widely used).
The word elderly comes from the obsolete term elder, which suggests respect and wisdom, as in respect your elders. It was more often associated with males than females.
Elderly 
Linear Mode
