Old Lives Matter, Older Age Senior Citizen Funny Tee ShirtMachine wash cold with like colors, dry low heat Old age is a shifting scale where nobody ever thinks they are old as dirt. Old people or the elderly, often have limited regenerative abilities and are more susceptible to disease, syndromes, and sickness than younger adults. Early old age is a pleasant time, children are grown, retirement from work, time to pursue interests and hobbies. Chronological age of 65 years as a definition of elderly or older