older Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
   senior; aged; elderly.
   
   • aged members of the society
   • elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
   • senior citizen
2. adjective satellite used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
   elder; sr..
   
   • Bill Adams, Sr.
3. adjective satellite skilled through long experience
   old.
   
   • an old offender
   • the older soldiers
4. adjective (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
   old.
   
   • his mother is very old
   • a ripe old age
   • how old are you?
5. adjective of long duration; not new
   old.
   
   • old tradition
   • old house
   • old wine
   • old country
   • old friendships
   • old money
6. adjective satellite (used for emphasis) very familiar
   old.
   
   • good old boy
   • same old story
7. adjective satellite belonging to some prior time
   old; erstwhile; quondam; onetime; sometime; one-time; former.
   
   • erstwhile friend
   • our former glory
   • the once capital of the state
   • her quondam lover
8. adjective satellite (used informally especially for emphasis)
   honest-to-goodness; old; honest-to-god; sure-enough.
   
   • a real honest-to-god live cowboy
   • had us a high old time
   • went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
9. adjective satellite of a very early stage in development
   Old.
   
   • 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
10. adjective satellite just preceding something else in time or order
    old; previous.
    
    • the previous owner
    • my old house was larger

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