the infirm
noun
: people who are weak, ill, etc. : infirm people
providing care for the elderly and the infirm
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During the 1918 flu pandemic, a collective of California citrus growers (known as Sunkist) decided that the refreshing taste of lemon could spur the infirm to drink more fluids.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
However, putting our nation’s finances back on track should not be done on the backs of the poor, the disadvantaged or the infirm.
—Dee Stewart, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Hamid is always hustling the infirm to supplement his earnings.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Those to be released are mostly older people, women, children and the infirm.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
In the dark, subterranean dank were the infirm, isolated, and confused.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
Raising productivity in caring for the young, the infirm, the helpless, and the elderly is hard, if not impossible.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
In addition to her regular work, Ms. Lewis cared for the infirm and elderly and babysat.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
Infants, the elderly and the infirm are particularly vulnerable.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
However, putting our nation’s finances back on track should not be done on the backs of the poor, the disadvantaged or the infirm.
—Dee Stewart, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Hamid is always hustling the infirm to supplement his earnings.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Those to be released are mostly older people, women, children and the infirm.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
In the dark, subterranean dank were the infirm, isolated, and confused.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
Raising productivity in caring for the young, the infirm, the helpless, and the elderly is hard, if not impossible.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
In addition to her regular work, Ms. Lewis cared for the infirm and elderly and babysat.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
Infants, the elderly and the infirm are particularly vulnerable.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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“The infirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20infirm. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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