old en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ouɫd] (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- [ɒʊ(ɫ)d] (New-Zealand)
- ōld
- /ˈoʊld/ (Canada, US)
- /aʊld/ (Northumbria)
- [ɒʊɫd] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɔld/ (British, Southern, Standard) doll–dole merger
- /aːd/ (Northumbria)
- [ˈoːɫd] (Canada, US)
- /old/ (Scotland)
- (London) audio
- /əʉld/ (Australia)
- /əwld/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ɐʉld/ (New-Zealand)
- [ɔw(ɫ)d] (British, Southern, Standard)
- [əʉɫd] (Australia)
- (London) audio
- [oɫd] (Scotland)
- /ould/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- (California) audio
- /əʊld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English old, oold, from Old English ald, eald (“old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, tall, big”). Cognates Cognate with Scots aald, auld (“old”), Yola yola, yolaw, yold, yole (“old”), North Frisian ool, ual, uuil, uul, üülj (“old”), Saterland Frisian oold (“old”), West Frisian âld (“old”), Alemannic German altu, oalt, oalts, olt, àltà (“old”), Bavarian oid (“old”), Central Franconian alt, aod, auw, oot (“old”), Cimbrian and German alt (“old”), Dutch oud (“old”), German Low German old, oolt (“old”), Luxembourgish al (“old”), Mòcheno òlt (“old”), Vilamovian aołd (“old”), Yiddish אַלט (alt, “old”), Danish ældre (“elderly”), Faroese eldri (“elder, older”), Icelandic aldinn (“old”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk eldre (“elderly”), Swedish äldre (“elderly”), Crimean Gothic alt (“old”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis, “old”), Latin altus (“high, tall, grown big, lofty”). Related to eld.
Meanings
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Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
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.
1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:an old abandoned building
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.
2025 March 9, Nic F. Anderson, “Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains”, in CNN:
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Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. ▸ Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
a wrinkled old man
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Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. ▸ Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
an old loaf of bread
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Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. ▸ Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others.
Basque is the oldest language in Europe
the ginkgo is one of the oldest living trees
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Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
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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.
The day was only a few hours old.
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Of an earlier time. ▸ Former, previous.
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.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:But over my old life, a new life had formed.
1994, Michael Grumley, Life Drawing:My new car is not as good as my old one. a school reunion for Old Etonians
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Of an earlier time. ▸ That is no longer in existence.
The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.
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Of an earlier time. ▸ Obsolete; out-of-date.
That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.
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Of an earlier time. ▸ Familiar.
She always makes the same old excuses.
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.’
1991, Stephen Fry, chapter III, in The Liar, London: William Heinemann, →ISBN, page 26:
- (UK) Of an earlier time. ▸ Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
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Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
The songs start to get old real fast, and it's easy to get bored after the third song.
2008, Homer L. Hall, Logan H. Aimone, High School Journalism, The Rosen Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 171: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.
2000, Charles A. Siringo, A Texas Cowboy: or, Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony, Penguin, →ISBN, page 100: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.
1995, MacUser, volume 11, MacUser Publications, page 147:Your constant pestering is getting old.
It was the same old thing every week, working and drinking, working and drinking. It became old and I got really sick of it.
2012, Blossom, From Under a Bridge Ii, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 40:
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
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A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
Look at Murphy playing with newest old favorite toy; he loves it!
My next car will be a big old SUV.
We're having a good old time.
My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.
any old
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(informal, of a person or pet) Indicating affection and familiarity.
Finally, when they were all done slobbering around, old Sally introduced us.
1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 165:
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Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age.
Monsieur's story is too old for our Juvenile Magazine.
1868, Oliver Optic's Magazine: Our Boys and Girls ..., page 431:Diane Ehrensaft (1997) finds that middle-class parents typically buy "older" toys for their children to encourage accelerated development.
2006 January 9, Christine L. Williams, Inside Toyland: Working, Shopping, and Social Inequality, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 219:Bluey: Oh! It's like checkers! Bandit: Yeah, but a lot harder than checkers. Chilli: And so probably a bit old for Bluey, right?
2021, Joe Brumm, “Chest”, in Bluey, season 3, episode 11: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.
2019 12, Sean David Burke, Lighting the Literacy Fire, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 131:The text is too old for toddlers, but the colorful photographs are large enough and appropriate for them.
1998, Rita Schrank, Science, Math, and Nutrition for Toddlers: Setting the Stage for Serendipity:
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(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;
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wold | alternative | lexicographic | |
| oul' | Ireland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| ole | alternative, colloquial | lexicographic | |
| aad | Geordie, alternative | lexicographic | |
| oldermost | Degree=Sup | US, dialectal | lexicographic |
| aul | alternative | lexicographic | |
| oldest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| ould | Ireland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| owld | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| olde | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| ol' | alternative, colloquial | lexicographic | |
| eldest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| elder | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| oul | Ireland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| ol | alternative, colloquial | lexicographic | |
| aud | alternative | lexicographic | |
| auld | alternative | lexicographic | |
| older | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nubile · new (antonym(s) of “former”) · neo- (antonym(s) of “having existed for a long period of time”) · new (antonym(s) of “having existed for a long period of time”) · current (antonym(s) of “former”) · fresh (antonym(s) of “having existed for a long period of time”) · young (antonym(s) of “having lived for many years”) · brand new (antonym(s) of “having existed for a long period of time”) · latest (antonym(s) of “former”) · ceno- (antonym(s) of “having existed for a long period of time”) · new-fangled
Deriveds
old horse · old master · old fellow · ole · Old Horse · old shoe · Old Iranian · old age · Old Bar · Old Erowal Bay · Old Nick · of old · old skool · Old Calperum · old tyme · comfortable as an old shoe · old enough to vote · old-fangled · Old Port · Old Web · gay old time · old-time music · Old Lyme · Old Saxon · as old as time itself · some old · Old Bonalbo · Old Grevillia · Old Ingarsby · Old Indic · Old Oak Common · Old Mill Creek · old sins have long shadows · Old Saybrook · Old Elvish · oldshit · old toast · any old thing · what's old is new again · Old Scandinavian · oldest profession in the world · you are never too old to learn · Old Slovak · Old Hickory · Old French · tough as old boots · grand old man · old-timer's disease · old man · Old Deer · Old San Jose · little old me · olden · old-maidenism · Old Woodhall · new wine in an old wineskin · old-shoe · oldline · old regime · ye olde · old-age pensioner · fight like an old married couple · old ball · centuries-old · old codger · same old same old · oldish · old fashioned · old saw · Old Babylonian · there's life in the old dog yet · old-farrand · Old Blighty · tune the old cow died of · old timer's disease · old time · Old High German · good old · Old Basing · oldcomer · old cat · as demure as an old whore at a christening · green old age · old man's eyebrow · oldfag · old salt · old folks' home · Old Frisian · age-old · old finger · old guardist · Old Mystic · older-aged · old-time · world-old · poor old · Old Harbour · chip of the old block · Some Old Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid · Old Beach · Old Woking · oldy · Old Cleeve · Old Flemish · Old North French · oldhood · good old boy · chip off the old block · old fogy · an old dog for a hard road · old-growth forest · world's oldest profession · forold · old-growth · Old North · nonold · oldspeak · Old Radnor · oldbie · Old Anatolian Turkic · old hag syndrome · Old National Pronunciation · Old Prussian · old man yelling at clouds · I am twenty years old · Old Assyrian · Old School · in the old times · same old stuff · Old Church Slavonic · old wine in a new bottle · older than dirt · tale as old as time · old man's beard · old news · older sister · old penny · Old Frankish · old bachelor · Old Tallangatta · older adult · old man yelling at the clouds · I'm twenty years old · Old Bulatukan · come the old acid · old cocoyam · money for old rope · old sport · old woman · rake over old coals · old soul · oldfangled · up to one's old tricks · Old Milan · old dear · old time used to be · old army game · Old Talgai · old fogey · Old Franconian · old-earth creationism · Old Marston · old Earth creationism · new old stock · old clothesman · old-hat · ol' · old English Carrier · old soldier · Old Mill · give someone the old heave-ho · old-age pension · old boy · old maid · oldtown · old-old · old-fashioned look · that old dog won't hunt · old-school · Old Basford · Old Russian · old English carrier · same old · you can't put an old head on young shoulders · old college try · old-timer · Old Low Frankish · same old story · old guardism · Aldgate · plain old data · old-man · oldify · as old as Methuselah · old ral · old money · Old Barag · Old Station · old guard · Old Nubian · you're never too old to learn · Old Bolingbroke · old girl · Old Windsor · old-boy network · Old Leake · old chap · Old Ravensworth · old wives' tale · Old Reynella · old as the hills · you can't catch old birds with chaff · old days · Old Irish · there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle · Old Wolverton · thousand-year-old egg · bad old days · old-line · Old Ionic · Oldspeak · Old Castile · old fruit · old-style · old timey · Old English sheepdog · Old Cumnock · oldhead · old-timy · Old Brampton · Old Coulsdon · old timer · ripe old age · Old Testament · good old days · Old Dutch · old man's pepper · old school · li'l' old · Old Czech · Old Swan · old long syne · old woman's tooth · old as time itself · old sod · plain old · old-fashionedly · oldest profession · one-year-old · Old Latin · good old boy network · old lady · Old Kilpatrick · Old World · Old Aramaic · make old bones · back to the old drawing board · old top · old as Adam · there's no fool like an old fool · superold · Old Armenian · Old Slavic · big old · old moon · Old Hill · Old Aberdeen · Old Marathi · old hat · old-sweat · time of old · Old Catton · old in the tooth · Old Kaabakan · Old Egyptian · Old Jamestown · year-old · Old Scotland Yard · old bag · you can't teach an old dog new tricks · same old same-old · old-world · Old Age · old-time country · Old Welsh · old-field colt · oldling · Old English Game · over-old · Old Junee · Old Gutnish · the old woman is plucking her goose · old-fashionedness · old head on young shoulders · old maid's bonnet · oldly · like old boots · Old South · old thing · plain old telephone service · old banger · any old how · come the old soldier · old-maidism · old-maidish · olds · bicker like an old married couple · old fashioned glass · Old Akkadian · for old times' sake · Old Colwyn · Oldbury · Old Greenwich · old boy network · little old · old man of the woods · I'm ... year(s) old · old friend · old lang syne · pay off old scores · old boys' club · Old Rizal · old as the Pyramids · old head · Old Town · old gold · Old Low Franconian · older than the Pyramids · old earth creationism · Old Denaby · old age pension · old man's friend · Old Alresford · old people's home · Old Noarlunga · old man yelling at a cloud · old bean · for old times' sakes · Old Norse · oldass · Old Norwegian · Oldport · Old Stratford · older brother · Old North State · oldness · old gentleman · old flame · Old Glory · any old kind of way · Old Teal Flat · Old Adam · oldsquaw · argue like an old married couple · how old are you · old media · any old nook or cranny · Old Indo-Aryan · Old Cooranga · old ale · new wine in an old bottle · Old Toongabbie · li'l old · Old Ford · old-maidhood · old-wivish · old town · old franc · old fartism · the oldest trick in the book · old-clothesman · old people · old man yelling at cloud · old fart · old growth · day-old · high old time · reopen old wounds · Old Church Slavic · old use · old-timey · old-fashioned · old mate · oldest occupation · old web · Old Khmer · old gown · Old Poblacion · old-wifish · Old Man of Coniston · old stick · Old Warden · Old Icelandic · old squaw · Old Whittington · Old Blue · Gloucester Old Spots · Old Bulgarian · old hand · Old Milton · Old English · old folks · old sweat · old timers' disease · old-farrant · old song · old age pensioner · Old Guildford · old habits die hard · old sourdough · old country · lil old · old chestnut · Old Kent Road · for old time's sake · Old Forge · old man's drip · Old Sarum · old wife · dirty old man · I am ... year(s) old · same-old same-old · old man yells at cloud · Old Passage · Old Milverton · for old sake's sake · any old · Old Bridge · old wine in new bottles · Old Low German · today years old · old-fashion · Old Anatolian Turkish · old sight · old boyism · old-womanishly · Old Provençal · old broad · good old times · old for one's years · older than the hills · oldies · old sins cast long shadows · Old Slavonic · Old Plains · old rose · everything old is new again · old-timers' disease · every old nook and cranny · put new wine in old bottles · same old-same old · oldsome · Old Orchard Beach · Old Bering Sea · Old Adaminaby · old lace · old-womanish · Old Capitol Site · Old Persian · old stager · old-boyism · give something the old college try · Old Linslade · Old Sour · Old City · old as time · old-oil · Old Shoreham · old wivish · old-age
Hyponyms
Very old: · elderly · Specific cases: · centuried · primeval · prehistoric · stale
Relateds
oldly · wearisome · timeworn · rotten · moldy · former · obsolete · old woman · used · withered · oldness · ragged · old man · creaky
Synonyms
eldern · former · ancient (having existed for a long period of time) · aging · venerable · gamol · outdated · obsolete · cobwebby · on in years · older than the Pyramids · eld · decrepit · old · cobwebbed · older than dirt · long in the tooth · gray · old as the hills · antediluvian · wintry · of age (having existed or lived for the specified time) · hoary · olden · paleo- · aged (having existed or lived for the specified time) · aged (having lived for many years) · age-old · auld · antiquated · moss-grown · erstwhile (former) · ex- · old as the Pyramids · antique · ol' · elderly · older than the hills · one-time · ageing · past
Translations (681)
orv старъ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · zh 前 (former) · ka ბებერი (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · pms vecc (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · io anciena (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · hu korábbi (former) · rap tuuai (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hu öreg (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · lt senas (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · vi cựu (former) · oc antic (former) · he בַּת (having existed or lived for the specified time) · fi vanhentunut (obsolete, out-of-date) · la senex (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · da gammel (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · xqa يَشْلِغْ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · es cansador (tiresome) · ro bătrân (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ko 연로하다 (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ky эски (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ar عجوز (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · km ចាស់ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · de alt ((of an item) used, not new) · sv gammal (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · eu zahar (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · scn vecchiu (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ar كَبير (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ru ста́рый (former) · grc παλαιός (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · yi אַלט (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · fa کهنه ((of an item) used, not new) · ba иҫке (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · la vetus (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ru пре́жний (former) · pa ਪੁਰਾਣਾ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fi vanha (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ne पुरानो (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · to motuʻa (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · vec vecio (former) · zh җю (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · eo antaŭa (former) · pt cansativo (tiresome) · khb ᦂᧁᧈ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · cv кивӗ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · cs starý (having existed or lived for the specified time) · lo ແກ່ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ht vye (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ru в лета́х (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ckb پێشو (former) · el γηραιός (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · rm vegl (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ccc shashaka (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · osx ald (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ig ochie (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · sv åldrig (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · eo aĝa (having existed or lived for the specified time) · lij vêgio (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · lmo vegg (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · it vecchio (former) · ca vell (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fa پیشین (former) · csb stôri (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · vi tuổi (having existed or lived for the specified time) · pl stary (former) · kea antige (former) · ro vechi (former) · wa vî (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · kk кәрі (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · yi געוועזן (former) · got 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · io olda (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · pl stary (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · jv lama (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · nv nááhai (having existed or lived for the specified time) · as পুৰণা (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · enm old (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · he זָקֵן (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · to motuʻa (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · rm vegl (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · cic sipokni (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hu hónapos (having existed or lived for the specified time) · kxd tua (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · cdo 舊 /旧 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ar قديم (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · got 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ba элекке (former) · af ou (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · qu thanta ((of an item) used, not new) · fr ancien (former) · fa مسن (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · gd aosda (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sq lashtë (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · no gammel (former) · fy âld (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hy տարեց (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ast vieyu (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · eo malnova (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · haw ʻelemakule (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · war da-an (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · qu mauka (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · bg въ́зстар (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hy անցած (former) · hms ghaot (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · gd aosda (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · pt antigo (former) · af ou (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · bg бивш (former) · tsg dan (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · eu atso (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ga d'aois (having existed or lived for the specified time) · pt idoso (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · yi אַלט (former) · it avere (having existed or lived for the specified time) · tl luma (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ur پرانا (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · av хераб (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fr ex- (former) · grc παλαιός ((of an item) used, not new) · he קָשִׁישׁ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · orv старъ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ko 나이들다 (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · evn сагды (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hu éves (having existed or lived for the specified time) · rom purano (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ar قديم (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fa دیرین (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · th เก่า (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · nn gammal (having existed or lived for the specified time) · be у гада́х (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · es vejuco (despective) (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · rom phuro (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · pis olofala (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · eo grandaĝa (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · gl vello (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · tg кӯҳна (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · aho 𑜀𑜧 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · kmr (ya/yê) berê (former) · mr वृद्ध (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hu előző (former) · tet katuas (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · cy hen (former) · vi chán (tiresome) · ca vell (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · es vejancón (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ml പഴയത് (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · mhn òlt (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hsn 舊 /旧 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · de alt (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · el ηλικιωμένος (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · bg на вто́ра ръка́ (tiresome) · he יָשָׁן (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · eo jaraĝa (having existed or lived for the specified time) · es usado ((of an item) used, not new) · ks ؤۂر (having existed or lived for the specified time) · gld сагди (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · pa ਪੁਰਾਣੀਆਂ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fy âld (former) · sk bývalý (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sk starý (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ba ялҡытҡан (tiresome) · nb gammel (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ab ажә (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · cs starý (former) · tg қадим (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ast vieyu (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ett 𐌅𐌄𐌕𐌖𐌔 (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · fi -vuotias (having existed or lived for the specified time) · ro vechi (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ca antic (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ga ath- (former) · hu idős (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sv gammal (having existed or lived for the specified time) · ig agadi (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ky кары (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · om moofaa (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fi vanha (having existed or lived for the specified time) · zh 歲 /岁 (having existed or lived for the specified time) · tk köne (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · yi אַלט (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · zh 舊 /旧 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · kw koth (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · lv vecs (former) · zdj -ɗuhazi (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · el παλιός (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · io antiqua (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · pap bieu (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · kaw tuha (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · fr ça commence à bien faire (tiresome) · txb śrāñ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · it anziano (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · mk стар (former) · ar قَدِيم (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fi entinen (former) · gd sean ((of an item) used, not new) · bn পুরোনো (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · cjy 舊 /旧 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · csb stôri (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · eu agure (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · is gamall (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ar كَبِير اَلسِّنّ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · uk стари́й (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · uk лі́тній (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · pt de (having existed or lived for the specified time) · ady жъы (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · su heubeul (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ang īu (former) · sl stàr (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · hi बूढ़ा (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · la vetus ((of an item) used, not new) · ota قوجه (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hu órás (having existed or lived for the specified time) · tr eski (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · tl dati (having existed or lived for the specified time) · ce къена (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · cs starý (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · es viejo (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · mdf ташта (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · syl ꠙꠥꠞ꠆ꠘꠣ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · he בֵּן (having existed or lived for the specified time) · gu ઘરડું (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ar عجوز (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · zh 老年的 (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · shn ၵဝ်ႇ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · kxd beumur (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · dsb stary (former) · uz eski (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ms lama (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · bo རྒན་ཁོག (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · nn gamal (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · da gammel (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · vec vècio (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · oc vièlh (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · eo grandaĝa (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hu használt ((of an item) used, not new) · mnp 舊 /旧 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · th เก่า (former) · nl oud ((of an item) used, not new) · hu fárasztó (tiresome) · fur vieli (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · be немалады́ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · bg изпо́лзван ((of an item) used, not new) · tt карт (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sq vjetersia (having existed or lived for the specified time) · mfe vie ((of an item) used, not new) · lv sens (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · kaw lawas (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fa سابق (former) · chr ᎠᎦᏴᎵ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ka ხანდაზმული (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · fa کهنسال (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ja 才 (having existed or lived for the specified time) · bo རྒས་ཁོག (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · he קודם (former) · tr önceki (former) · ota بزرك (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · za gaeuq (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · la vetulus (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · nl oud (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ml പഴയത് (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · kmr kevn (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · es consabido (tiresome) · zh 老 (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · pt usado ((of an item) used, not new) · ca gran (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sh стар (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · yi יעריק (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ee xoxo (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fr vieux (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sco auld (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · nap viecchio (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · mr जुना (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · br hen (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · kea antigu (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · vec vecio (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · blt ꪹꪀ꪿ꪱ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · es anciano (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ru бы́вший (former) · uk підста́ркуватий (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · dlm vieclo (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · zh ло (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · lt senas (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · bn পুরোনো (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ms tua (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ani вохор (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · el πρώην (former) · sv gammal (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · yi יעריק (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · es gastado ((of an item) used, not new) · sh стар (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · srn owru (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · za laux (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ga sean (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sh star (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · hsb stary (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · war lagas (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ml പഴയ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ru в года́х (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · nb gammal (having existed or lived for the specified time) · pl stary ((of an item) used, not new) · sh star (having existed or lived for the specified time) · nb gammel (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · mhn òlt (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · tg қадими (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · es añejo (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sv tidigare (former) · vi cũ ((of an item) used, not new) · sh стар (having existed or lived for the specified time) · ckb پیر (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · km ចាស់ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · kea bedju (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · yi פֿאַרלעגן (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ja 歳 (having existed or lived for the specified time) · bo གོང་མ (former) · rup veclju (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · vo vönik (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · az əski (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · hu régi (former) · bn প্রবীণ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ca longeu (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · vi cũ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fr vieux ((of an item) used, not new) · mt xjuħ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ru немолодо́й (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · gd aosmhor (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · zh 年老的 (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · oc vièlh (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ko 오래되다 (former) · tl dating (former) · mbb da'an (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · gd sean (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · roa-tar vècchie (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ka მოხუცი (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · or ପୁରୁଣା (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · pa ਪੁਰਾਣੀ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · an biello (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · frp vielyo (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · myv ташто (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ovd gåmål (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · mwl bielho (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · hu (day/s old) napos (having existed or lived for the specified time) · sm leva (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · enm old (former) · mr म्हातारा (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · mk стар (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · tei acirk ((of an item) used, not new) · da gammel (having existed or lived for the specified time) · lmo vegg (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hy հին (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · nb gammal (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ang gamol (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · pt antigo (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · si පරණ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · el αρχαίος (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · nl voormalig (former) · fa ساله (having existed or lived for the specified time) · tl matanda (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · bo སྔོན་མ (former) · te మునుపటి (former) · lou ansyen (former) · min tuo (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · lmo veggia ((of an item) used, not new) · sm matua (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · it vecchio (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · yue 老 (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · kw hen (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · mr आधीचा (former) · zza khal (diq) (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · kn ಪುರಾತನ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · eu zahar (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · nn gamal (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · lv vecs (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · zza khan (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ka ძველი (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · be стары́ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · kea antigu (former) · cu старъ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · mn хуучин (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · nv sání (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · la vetus (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ga aosta (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sl stàr (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ast antiguu (former) · mt xiħa (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · kea bedje (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · kaw lama (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · mi tawhito (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · es viejo (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · fa پیر (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hil baúg (tiresome) · fa کهن (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · id tua (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ba биҙрәткән (tiresome) · hu régebbi (former) · bg стар (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · fi ikäinen (having existed or lived for the specified time) · hak 舊 /旧 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · mn хөгшин (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ms bekas (former) · mt qadim (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · be стары́ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · lez кьуьзуь (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · got 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · gl vello (former) · ja 古い (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · zh 古老 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · th ก่อน (former) · ang eald (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · mr पूर्व (former) · fr vieux (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · mi tahito (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · pt velho (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · cop ⲁⲥ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · zh 舊 /旧 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · pl stary (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · tt иске (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · lou vyé (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hu régi ((of an item) used, not new) · gu જૂનું (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · tet ferik (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · bh बूढ़ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · es antiguo (former) · pdt oolt (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · nn gammal (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · frr ual (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · bcl daan (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · jv lawas (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · nb gammal (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · mk стар (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · bo རྒན (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · an viello (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ru ста́рый (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · war a-rug (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · tet tuan (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · gd sean (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · min lamo (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · lmo veggia (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · liv vanā (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · te పాత (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · sh star (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · am አሮጌ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · sl stàr (former) · ca antic (former) · lij vêgio (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · sw -kuukuu ((of an item) used, not new) · ga sean (former) · hy տարեց (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · as বুঢ়ী (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hea ghot (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · cu старъ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · de alt (tiresome) · gd sean (former) · enm old (having existed or lived for the specified time) · hu perces (having existed or lived for the specified time) · grc γηραιός (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ps زوړ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ga sean (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · hi पुराना (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fa کهنه (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fi kulunut (tiresome) · tg пир (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · zh 過時的 /过时的 (obsolete, out-of-date) · pl niemłody (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · bh पुरान (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · da tidligere (former) · bg доса́ден (tiresome) · eo maljuna (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · sk starý (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · cv ватӑ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · lmo veggia (former) · liv vanā (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · mba da-an (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · es viejo (former) · eve хагди (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · yi ביזאַהעריק (former) · hy ծեր (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · so gabow (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · min gaek (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · wuu 舊 /旧 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · myv сыре (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · ko 낡다 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · la antiquus (former) · yi ־יאָריק (having existed or lived for the specified time) · vi già (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hit 𒈪𒅀𒄷𒉿𒀭𒍝 (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ckb کۆن (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · lo ເກົ່າ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · ru в во́зрасте (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · bo རྙིང་པ (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · bg въ́зрастен (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hil baúg (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · hu régi (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · mnc ᠰᠠᡴ᠋ᡩ᠋ᠠ (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · kea antige (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · si වයසක (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · et vana (former) · fy âld (having existed or lived for the specified time) · ota یاشلی (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) · mn хөгшин (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) · fur vieli (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)