geriatric
nounHow many syllables in geriatric?
There are 4 syllables in the word geriatric.How to pronounce geriatric:
Definition of geriatric:
- geriatric (noun):
- compare gerontology
- a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
Synonyms for geriatric:
aged
ageing
aging
ancient
elderly
old
older
over-the-hill
senescent
senior
Antonyms for geriatric:
adolescent
ageless
babyish
behind
blooming
blossoming
boyish
boylike
budding
callow
childish
childlike
developing
fledgling
fresh
fresh-faced
girlish
girllike
green
growing
immature
infant
infantile
infantine
inferior
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In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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