old

adj

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

   “an old abandoned building”

   “an old friend”

   “They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.”

   “When asked why the devices were retrofitted on older models instead of newer ones, Sarno said the MTA typically uses older car models when making modifications in case there are any unwanted effects.”

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

   “a wrinkled old man”

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

   “an old loaf of bread”

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

   “the ginkgo is one of the oldest living trees”

   “Basque is the oldest language in Europe”

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.”

   “My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.”

7. Of an earlier time.

   “My new car is not as good as my old one.  a school reunion for Old Etonians”

   “The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.”

   “But over my old life, a new life had formed.”

8. Of an earlier time.

   “The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.”

9. Of an earlier time.

   “That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.”

10. Of an earlier time.

    “When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho.”

    “Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’”

11. (UK)Of an earlier time.
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.”

    “John and I built a small stone house on the head of “Bonetta” Canyon and had a hog killing time all by ourselves. Hunting was our delight at first, until it became old.”

    “The songs start to get old real fast, and it's easy to get bored after the third song.”

    “It was the same old thing every week, working and drinking, working and drinking. It became old and I got really sick of it.”

    “Your constant pestering is getting old.”

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.”

    “My next car will be a big old SUV.”

    “My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.”

    “Look at Murphy playing with newest old favorite toy; he loves it!”

    “any old”

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.”

    “The text is too old for toddlers, but the colorful photographs are large enough and appropriate for them.”

    “Diane Ehrensaft (1997) finds that middle-class parents typically buy "older" toys for their children to encourage accelerated development.”

    “If you feel you have to leave something out because it's too horrible, then either the story is too old for the child, or you fail to understand the way your child will accept the rough justice and feel inwardly content at the outcome.”

    “Bluey: Oh! It's like checkers! Bandit: Yeah, but a lot harder than checkers. Chilli: And so probably a bit old for Bluey, right?”

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;”

noun

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”

   “I'm not letting an old wreck my good time today.”

   “I'm not letting any olds wreck my good time today.”

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.”

5. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of online dating.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of obsessive love disorder

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Oxford Latin Dictionary.
2. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
3. (countable, uncountable)A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP7873).