senior center

American  

[seen-yer sen-ter] / ˈsin jər ˌsɛn tər /

noun

• senior centers
  plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• senior centers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of senior center

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

senior center

And life has been difficult: His only source of income is his $994-a-month Social Security payment, enough to rent a one-bedroom apartment in a low-income senior center.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

Anuska Tilden, 67, was working on a jigsaw puzzle one recent morning at the local senior center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Poulsen, a retired network engineer in Des Moines, Wash., goes to a senior center once a week and says his Sunny sessions have helped him feel more confident when chatting with his friends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Eric Lai, an 80-year-old who lives in the Bay Ridge neighborhood, says he comes to the senior center almost every day.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

And then I remember it’s the monthly bingo tournament at the senior center.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden