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

He appeared recently alongside Mayor Daniel Lurie at the grand openings of a new affordable senior center and a Chinese bakery and restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

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

My family came up with the idea to charge for jeepney jaunts around the senior center during the festival.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio