semisupercentenarian
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English
Etymology
From semi- (“half”) + supercentenarian (“110-year old”), q.v.
Noun
semisupercentenarian (plural semisupercentenarians)
- (uncommon) A person between 105 and 109 years old.
- 2012 January 4, Stacy L. Andersen et al., “Health Span Approximates Life Span Among Many Supercentenarians: Compression of Morbidity at the Approximate Limit of Life Span”, in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, volume 67A, number 4:
- We analyze the relationship between age of survival, morbidity, and disability among centenarians (age 100–104 years), semisupercentenarians (age 105–109 years), and supercentenarians (age 110–119 years).
Translations
A person between 105 and 109 years old
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