Old

Definition: Old

Old

Adjective

1. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; "an old man's eagle mind"- William Butler Yeats; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in "a week-old infant".

2. Of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money".

3. Of an earlier time; "his old classmates".

4. (used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story".

5. Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race".

6. Just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger".

7. (linguistics) of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century".

8. Old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers".

9. Used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel".

Noun

1. Past times (especially in the phrase "in days of old").

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "old" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Satire

Food & Agriculture

Slang in 1811

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Old

Age

Adjective: aged; old; elderly, geriatric, senile; matronly, anile; in years; ripe, mellow, run to seed, declining, waning, past one's prime; gray, gray-headed; hoar, hoary; venerable, time-worn, antiquated, passe, effete, decrepit, superannuated; advanced in life, advanced in years; stricken in years; wrinkled, marked withthe crow's foot; having one foot in the grave; doting; (imbecile); like the last of pea time.

Crosswords: Old

Pidgin English (old).

Will you help an old lady to her car (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

I am 42 years old, in less than a year I will be dead (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

There's still life in the old lady yet (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

You dont like old people (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.)

Ah yes, but no more 1966. Lets splurge! Bring us some fresh wine! The freshest you've got - this year! No more of this old stuff (The Jerk; writing credit: Carl Reiner, written by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.)

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singin' (The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down; performing artist: Joan Baez)

Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days (Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days); performing artist: Judds)

That old black magic that you weave so well ("That Old Black Magic"; performing artist: Louis Prima & Keely Smith)

Just an old fashioned love song (Old Fashioned Love Song; performing artist: Three Dog Night)

17 years old kicked out on tha streets (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac)

I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolisher. (references; author: Mark Twain)

You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. (references; author: Bob Hope)

An old error is always more popular than a new truth. (references; author: German Proverb)

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. (references; author: Swedish Proverb)

The older I get, the older old is. (references; author: unknown)

Awful old Ollie oils oily autos. (references; author: unknown)

Old oily Ollie oils old oily autos. (references; author: unknown)

Old School (2003)

My Old Man (1974)

Three Old Friends (1974)

Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)

Two Old Dears (1973)

Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven) (performing artist: Hootie & The Blowfish)

You're a Grand Old Flag (performing artist: Marilyn Horne)

THIS OLD HEART OF MINE  (performing artist: Isley Brothers )

Little Old Lady From Pasadena (performing artist: Jan and Dean)

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (performing artist: Joan Baez)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Old English Inns Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Old Guard Group, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Old Kent Financial Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Old Mutual plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words: With Topical Index (reference)

• This Old House Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning: A Guide to the Invisible Comforts of Your Home (reference)

• Jerry Baker's Old Time Gardening Wisdom (reference)

• Merry Christmas Old Armadillo (reference)

• Armadillos & Old Lace (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Bulletin For Old Testament Studies In Africa (reference)

• Bulletin Of The Genealogical Society Of Old Tryon County (reference)

• Guns of the Old West (reference)

• Old California Gazette (reference)

• Old Car Trader - Us National Ed (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Old Yeller (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Old Original Kokomo Blues (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Axiom 128MB Module For Apple Ibook Old Imac Series (reference)

• Old Timers [DOWNLOAD] (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Old Dutch 30-by-20-Inch Rectangular Pot Rack, Copper (reference)

• Old Dutch 36-by-18-Inch Oval Pot Rack, Chrome (reference)

• Pfaltzgraff Cappuccino 14-Ounce Double Old Fashioned Glasses, Set of 4 (reference)

• Prazi USA P7010 Chain For Old Style Beam Cutters (reference)

• Stanley 8438909322 5-1/2" Old Pro Pointing Trowel (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shown are two old men in shirt-sleeves sitting on a bench outside and are drinking beer. It appears to be summer. This is meant to show the effects of drinking on people and the aging process. Credit: J. Troha (photographer).

Shown is a PET scan (positron emission tomography) of a 17 year old girl with a longstanding history of epilepsy, who has a brain tumor classified as a grade 1 astrocytoma. The PET scan indicates that the tumor is not metabolizing excess glucose and is therefore benign. PET scans allow doctors to tell if a tumor is malignant without resorting to a surgical biopsy. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

NIOSH, old post office building, Cincinnati, Ohio. Credit: CDC.

Old location of National Library of Medicine, Washington, D.C. Credit: CDC.

Eastern U.S. In the Grips of Old Man Winter. Credit: NASA.

Utraviolet Light Source in an Old Galaxy. Credit: NASA.

How old is the universe? How big is it? What is its fate? Where did the planets, stars, ... Credit: NASA.

Getting ready to weigh a spotted seal pup - Phoca largha Pup was about 2 months old. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Old reference mark for Deming South Base Triangulation party of Frank G. Johnson. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Lightweight aluminum observing tripod Astro party of C. V. Hodgson Note remains of old observing stand to left. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

No village or individual shall be compelled to make bridges at river banks, except those who from of old were legally bound to do so. (reference)

People are not so easily got out of their old forms, as some are apt to suggest. (Second Treatise of Government)

But even in the domain of literature the old cries of the restoration period had become impossible. (reference)

Peter at Louvain, two of which are now in the Berlin Museum and two in the Old Pinakothek at Munich. (reference)

For that reason the old doctrine of a balance of power is unsound. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. (reference)

To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. (reference)

When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1959)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It was too old a story

The old man bowed, with a gratified smile, and proceeded

It was old enough now, and dreary enough, for nobody lived in it but Scrooge, the other rooms being all let out as offices

It was old Roger Chillingworth that entered

This said, the old man burst into sobs

Old as I am, for ladies' love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet.

All serene, Simon, said the old man tranquilly

Marry, they say my uncle grew so fast That he could gnaw a crust at two hours old.

Well, once my old man hung up a dead coyote in that tree

He had a youth about eighteen years old standing by his side

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

A new look at old links. (references)

You are 65 years old or older. (references)

It is likely that HPS does not occur in the Old World. (references)

Business

One must be 18-years old in Germany to vote. (references)

This is not a new project but a continuation of old projects. (references)

You still have the old problems of arbitrary disallowances of costs. (references)

Children

Portugal

Preschool education is free for children from 3 to 4 years old. (references)

Suriname

Otherwise, one must be 31 years old to marry without parental permission. (references)

Greece

The Government continued to replace old city buses with new accessible buses. (references)

Civil Liberties

Greece

The only government-funded center for asylum seekers was old and in need of repair. (references)

Kuwait

Unmarried women 21 years old and over are free to obtain a passport and travel abroad at any time. (references)

Somalia

The majority of IDP's in the country reportedly lived in old schools and former government buildings. (references)

Economic History

Czech Rep

A typical client is 48-49 years old. (references)

Armenia

Its fleet is old and needs replacement. (references)

The Holy See

Suffrage: Limited to Cardinals less than 80 years old. (references)

Human Rights

Philippines

One of the alleged victims was 12 years old. (references)

Brazil

However, due to the backlog, old cases frequently are dismissed unheard. (references)

Sri Lanka

Forensic evidence suggested that these remains were approximately 10 years old. (references)

Indigenous People

Australia

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, an informal NGO of Aboriginals that has set up a small structure on public land opposite the Old Parliament building, seeks to publicize aboriginal grievances. (references)

Minorities

Ukraine

In Kiev crosses remained on the territory of an old Jewish cemetery near the site of the Nazi massacre at Babyn Yar. (references)

Romania

The Orthodox Church decided to build a new church and to restitute the old one to the Greek Catholics after it is completed. (references)

Political Economy

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Some debts are over ten years old. (references)

HONG KONG

Employment in dangerous trades is prohibited for youths, except 16 and 17 year old males. (references)

Germany

The next national elections will take place in the fall of 2002. One must be 18-years old in Germany to vote. (references)

Political Rights

Yemen

The new Council, like the old, advises the President on a range of issues and consists of presidentially appointed members chaired by a former prime minister. (references)

Trade

Armenia

New investment is helping to offset old uncollected loans remaining on the banks' books. (references)

Slovak Rep

Slovakia introduced its own system of labeling in 1995, replacing the old Czechoslovak system. (references)

Travel

Ghana

New buildings are under construction and old ones are being renovated. (references)

Russia

Old, worn, or marked dollar bills are often not accepted at banks and exchanges. (references)

Bulgaria

In some parts of the country, telephoning can be difficult, as many rural areas still have only old analog switches. (references)

Women

Sierra Leone

FGM is practiced on girls as young as 5 years old. (references)

Turkey

In May in Adana, a 14-year old boy was arrested for stabbing his mother to death. (references)

Ukraine

During the year, 1,051 rape cases under Article 117 of the old Criminal Code and 152 under the new Criminal Code were opened. (references)

Worker Rights

China

He first disappeared in 1995, when he was 6 years old. (references)

Indonesia

Many begin working when they are between 14 and 16 years old. (references)

Georgia

The old Soviet labor code, with some amendments, still is in effect. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

An old fire

Old friendship

Who is old or confused

Old age

Old age

Inconvenience of old age

Old age

Old age

Old man

Old men

Expressions using "old": a chip of the old block ♦ A chip off the old block ♦ a friend of old ♦ a green old age ♦ a jolly old blade ♦ an old codger ♦ an old flame of mine ♦ an old relic ♦ an old screw ♦ an old stager ♦ an old usage ♦ anticipated old age pension ♦ any old ♦ any old day ♦ any old thing ♦ any old time ♦ as of old ♦ as old as the hills ♦ be an old hand ♦ be an old hand at smth. ♦ be as old as the hills ♦ be of the old school ♦ be six years old ♦ become old ♦ becoming old ♦ buy for an old song ♦ cast off the old adam ♦ centuries old ♦ chip off the old block ♦ complaints of old age ♦ dear old dad! ♦ dirty old man ♦ dish up old facts in a new form ♦ extremely old ♦ extremly old ♦ faithfull old servant ♦ feel old ♦ fifty years old ♦ follower of the old calendar ♦ for old friendship's sake ♦ for old sake's ♦ for old time's sake ♦ for old times' sake ♦ from of old ♦ from old time onward ♦ from old time onwards ♦ get old ♦ getting old ♦ give it the old college try ♦ go on in the old jog trot way ♦ good old john ♦ good old time ♦ grafting old vines ♦ grand old man ♦ grand old party ♦ green old age ♦ grow old ♦ grow to old ♦ growing old ♦ grown old ♦ happy old age ♦ he is a good old soul ♦ her old man ♦ holy Men of old ♦ how old are you? ♦ how old is he? ♦ how old is she? ♦ i say old thing! ♦ in his old age ♦ in old times ♦ in one's old age ♦ in the days of old ♦ in the old days ♦ in times of old ♦ it is an old story! ♦ it's the same old story ♦ Koch's old tuberculin ♦ like old boot ♦ make old ♦ make old bones ♦ mangel old ♦ money for old rope ♦ my old man ♦ my old woman ♦ national old age pension ♦ new wine in old bottles ♦ not old ♦ of old ♦ of the old testament ♦ old Adam ♦ old age ♦ old age annuity ♦ Old Age Assistance ♦ old age hospital ♦ old age insurance ♦ old age pension ♦ old age pension insurance ♦ old age pensioner ♦ old and infirm ♦ old and young alike ♦ Old Appleton. Additional references.

Beginning with "old": old-age, old-age care, old-age insurance, old-aged, old-aged pension, old-aged people, old-age-oriented, old-and-modern, Old-avestan, old-boy, old-boy competition, old-boys, old-bufferism, old-clothes, old-clothes man, old-days, old-english, old-established, old-etonian, old-faithful, old-fangled, old-fascination, old-fashioned, old-fashioned outmoded, old-fashioned-looking, old-fashionedness, old-field toadflax, old-fogey, old-folk, old-generation, Old-gentlemanly, old-growth, old-guard, old-hat, old-headed, old-key, old-left, old-line, old-look, old-looking, old-maid, old-maidish, Old-maidism, old-maids, old-maid's bonnet, old-man, old-mannish, old-man-of-the-woods, old-master, old-mastered, old-masterish, old-model, old-money, old-new, old-of-date, old-old, old-ones-are-the-best-ones, old-pais, old-people, old-peoples, old-red, old-regime, old-school, old-school-ness, old-shape, old-soldier, old-soldiers, old-sounding, old-stage, old-stager, old-stagers, old-style, old-time, old-time dance, old-time quaint, old-time waltz, old-timer, old-timers, old-town, old-tyme, old-type, old-wife, old-winger, old-wives, old-womaning, old-womanish, Old-womanishness, old-woman-who-sang-to-the-river, old-world, old-worth.

Ending with "old": centuries-old, century-old, decade-old, eighteen-month-old, eighteen-year-old, eight-month-old, eight-week-old, eight-year-old, eighty-year-old, eleven-year-old, fifty-five-year-old, fifty-one-year-old, five-day-old, five-month-old, five-week-old, forty-five-year-old, forty-four-year-old, forty-one-year-old, forty-year-old, four-day-old, four-hundred-year-old, four-month-old, fourteen-year-old, four-year-old, hundred-year-old, month-old, new-old, nine-month-old, nineteen-year-old, ninety-year-old, nine-week-old, nine-year-old, one-day-old, one-year-old, seven-month-old, seventeen-year-old, seventy-two-year-old, seventy-year-old, seven-week-old, seven-year-old, six-month-old, sixteen-year-old, sixty-six-year-old, sixty-year-old, six-week-old, six-year-old, ten-month-old, ten-year-old, thirteen-year-old, thirty-eight-year-old, thirty-five-year-old, thirty-four-year-old, thirty-one-year-old, thirty-six-year-old, thirty-two-year-old, thirty-year-old, thousand-year-old, three-day-old, three-month-old, three-week-old, three-year-old, twelve-year-old, twenty-eight-year-old, twenty-five-year-old, twenty-four-year-old, twenty-nine-year-old, twenty-one-year-old, twenty-seven-year-old, twenty-six-year-old, twenty-three-year-old, twenty-two-year-old, twenty-year-old, two-day-old, two-hundred-year-old, two-month-old, two-week-old, two-year-old, twoyear-old, week-old, year-old, years-old, young-old.

Containing "old": aeons-old-coin-op, and-swann-meets-joyce-grenfell-old-fashioned, any-old-how, bein'-tactful-to-old-people, bits-of-old-inner-tube, eleven-year-old-son, fifteen-year-old-boy, four-year-old-twins, in-old-not-in-new, little-old-lady, ten-year-old-son, this-is-old-hat-to-me, twelve-year-old-boy, two-year-old-daughter, year-old-girl.