OLD

adjective older · elder · oldest · eldest · oldermost · ol

1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. an old abandoned building
2. Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years. a wrinkled old man
3. Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life. an old loaf of bread
4. Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others. the ginkgo is one of the oldest living trees
5. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused. I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
6. 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.
7. Former, previous. My new car is not as good as my old one.  a school reunion for Old Etonians
8. That is no longer in existence. The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.
9. Obsolete; out-of-date. That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.
10. Familiar. When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho.
11. UK Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
12. Tiresome after prolonged repetition. Rik: But even great shtick can get old real fast: the dreaded Saturday Night Live syndrome. Jim: Randomness can help - many Living Books have characters that do different things each time you click on them.
13. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
14. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective. We're having a good old time.
15. informal Indicating affection and familiarity. Finally, when they were all done slobbering around, old Sally introduced us.
16. Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age. Monsieur's story is too old for our Juvenile Magazine.
17. obsolete Excessive, abundant. URSULA: Madam, you must come to your uncle. Yonder's old coil at home: it is proved, my Lady Hero hath been falsely accused, the prince and Claudio mightily abused;

Similar: ancient, long in the tooth, paleo-, ageing, aging, elderly, on in years, ex-, former, one-time, past, antiquated

noun olds · ol · ol' · ole · owld · aad

1. countable, invariable, plural, plural only, uncountable 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. countable, slang, uncountable A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager. Near-synonyms: geezer, oldie, oldster; see also Thesaurus:old person
3. countable, slang, uncountable One's parents. I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.
4. Australia, uncountable A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method. We crossed to the pub on the corner of Carlisle Street and I ordered two schooners of old for him and one of light for me.

proper noun

1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Oxford Latin Dictionary.Oxford Latin Dictionary

noun

1. Internet, abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of online dating.online dating
2. abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of obsessive love disorder

proper noun Olds · Olde · Wold

1. countable, uncountable A surname.
2. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP7873).