old

/ˈɒʊld//ˈoʊld/

noun

  1. 1

    (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

    A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
  2. 2

    (in combination) One of a specified age.

    when he was an eight-year-old ; a 62-year-old should
  3. 3

    A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.

  4. 4

    (most often plural) One's parents.

    I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

    an old abandoned building;  an old friend
  2. 2

    Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

    I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
  3. 3

    Having existed or lived for the specified time.

    How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.
  4. 4

    (heading) Of an earlier time.

  5. 5

    Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

    Your constant pestering is getting old.
  6. 6

    Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

  7. 7

    A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

    We're having a good old time. My next car will be a big old SUV.  My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.
  8. 8

    Excessive, abundant.

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