Definition of senile Senile
/siˈnajˌl/ - [seenayl] - se•nile
We found 6 definitions of senile from 5 different sources.
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What does senile mean?
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| senile - mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail" | ||
| doddering, doddery, gaga | ||
| old of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- senile (Adjective)
Of, or relating to old age . - senile (Adjective)
Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- senile (a.)
Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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senile
sē′nil, adj. pertaining to old age or attendant on it: aged.—n. Senil′ity, old age: the imbecility of old age. [L. senilis—senex, senis, old.]
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🔤- senile, noun, singular of seniles.
- senile, adjective.
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