old

Noun

• past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

Adjective

• just preceding something else in time or order
  • the previous owner
    
  • my old house was larger
    

• 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
    

• (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
    

• belonging to some prior time
  • erstwhile friend
    
  • our former glory
    
  • the once capital of the state
    
  • her quondam lover
    

• skilled through long experience
  • an old offender
    
  • the older soldiers
    

• (used for emphasis) very familiar
  • good old boy
    
  • same old story
    

• of long duration; not new
  • old tradition
    
  • old house
    
  • old wine
    
  • old country
    
  • old friendships
    
  • old money
    

• (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?
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  previous(a) , Old , honest-to-god , honest-to-goodness , old(a) , sure-enough(a) , erstwhile(a) , former(a) , onetime(a) , one-time(a) , quondam(a) , sometime(a) , older
• Antonyms: 
  new , young , immature