senior center

[ seen-yer sen-ter ]

noun

1. a community center for older adults, especially senior citizens, in which they can gather for social, educational, and other activities:

   We believe the senior center is what helped give our mother some of her life back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of senior center¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Los Angeles County has a senior center geared for adults age 60-plus in nearly every neighborhood, and each of them has a slate of activities where older Angelenos can participate in everything from line dancing and jewelry-making classes to nutrition courses and pickleball.

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Senior center Rayah Marshall — one of two returning starters from last year — joins Watkins, Iriafen and von Oelhoffen on the Naismith Women’s Player of the Year watch list.

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In July, I met two women who were taking a balance class at the Culver City Senior Center, and I checked back with them this week for their thoughts on how the 65-and-older vote will play out.

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If you go to an Oaks Christian football game, you can see the next generation of Simics in starting senior center Will Simic, Paul’s son.

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An intake worker at a senior center in the working-class northwest section of Las Vegas said that her clients have been forced to rely on family members, while others have been evicted and forced to move into their cars.

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