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older¹

  • /ˈəʊldə/ UK
  • /ˈoʊldɚ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊldə(ɹ)

adjective

  1. comparative comparative form of old: more old, elder, senior My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.

adjective

  1. not comparable elderly The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

Older²

Where it comes from

Variant of Alder.

proper noun Olders

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aged, elderly, senior, elder, big, experienced, geriatric, aging, mature, age, younger, young, firstborn, ancient, dude, buddy

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"older." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/older. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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older. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/older

Chicago

"older." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/older.

BibTeX
@misc{older_2026,
  title = {older},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/older},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}