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Old

/ˈɒʊld/

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

📖 Definitions of "Old"

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.

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