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OLD

old - a 
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" 
of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" 
(used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story" 

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Synonyms

aged, aging (or ageing), ancient, elderly, geriatric, long-lived, older, over-the-hill, senescent, senior, unyoung

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Examples

“The old woman spoke to one of the younger women.”

“What's the point of living to a ripe old age if you can't enjoy yourself?”

“He was a very little boy, but before he was three years old he could read quite well.”

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Etymology

Old English ald (Anglian), eald (West Saxon, Kentish) "antique, of ancient origin, belonging to antiquity, primeval; long in existence or use; near the end of the normal span of life; elder, mature, experienced," from Proto-Germanic *althaz "grown up, adult" (source also of Old Frisian ald, Gothic alþeis, Dutch oud, German alt), originally a past-participle stem of a verb meaning "grow, nourish" (compare Gothic alan "to grow up," Old Norse ala "to nourish"), from PIE root *al- (2) "to grow, nourish." The original Old English vowel is preserved in Scots auld, also in alderman. The original comparative and superlative (elder, eldest) are retained in particular uses.

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