old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length …

OLD definition: 1. having lived or existed for many years: 2. unsuitable because intended for older people: 3…. Learn more.

Old is the most general term: old lace; an old saying. Ancient pertains to the distant past: "the hills, / Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun" (William Cullen Bryant).

The Old surname appeared 1,035 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Old.

You use old to talk about how many days, weeks, months, or years someone or something has lived or existed. He was abandoned by his father when he was three months old. How old are …

Old definition: Made long ago; in existence for many years.

having lived or existed for a specified time: a man 30 years old; a century-old organization. having lived or existed as specified with relation to younger or newer persons or things: Jim is our …

Don't worry, old chap, it'll be all right. old, ancient, antique, and archaic describe things that existed or were used in the past. old is the most common and general of these words and can …

Old definition: far advanced in the years of one's or its life.. See examples of OLD used in a sentence.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun old, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.