old

/ˈōld/

Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German alt old, Latin alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, deep

adjective

  1. dating from the remote past : ancient

  2. persisting from an earlier time

  3. of long standing

old traditions

an old ailment

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 of existence. ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.

noun

  1. one of a specified age —usually used in combination

  2. old or earlier time —used in the phrase of old

noun

  1. the language of the oldest portion of the Avestan corpus comprising especially hymns and prayers attributed to the prophet Zoroaster