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Old

əʊld

Old definitions
adjective
older oldest old
  1. having lived for a long time; no longer young

    "the old man lay propped up on cushions"

    elderly mature aged older senior advanced in years up in years getting on
    • made or built long ago

      "the old quarter of the town"

    • possessed or used for a long time

      "he gave his old clothes away"

    • boring or tiresome, especially as a result of repetition or overfamiliarity

      "I wish she'd shut up—it's getting old"

  2. belonging to the past; former

    "valuation under the old rating system was inexact"

    • used to refer to a thing which has been replaced by something similar

      "we moved back into our old house"

    • dating from far back; long-established or known

      "we greeted each other like old friends"

    • denoting someone who formerly attended a specified school

      "an old Etonian"

    • (of a form of a language) as used in former or earliest times
  3. of a specified age

    "he was fourteen years old"

    • a person or animal of the age specified

      "a nineteen-year-old"

  4. used to express affection, familiarity, or contempt

    "good old Mum"