nonagenarian

== English == === Etymology === From Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing ninety”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French nonagénaire, from nōnāgēnī (“ninety each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from nōnāginta (“nine tens, ninety”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɑnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/, /ˌnoʊnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɒnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/, /ˌnəʊnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/ === Noun === nonagenarian (plural nonagenarians) Synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old. === Adjective === nonagenarian (not comparable) Of or related to ninetysomethings. Coordinate terms: vicenarian, tricenarian, quadragenarian, quinquagenarian, semicentenarian, hexagenarian, sexagenarian, septuagenarian, octogenarian, centenarian, semisupercentenarian, supercentenarian ==== Translations ==== === References === “nonagenarian, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.