adj · name · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈəʊldə/
US:/ˈoʊldɚ/
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rhymes with -əʊldə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:OW1 L D ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of old: more old, elder, senior
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
Examples
My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
elderly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
skilled through long experience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an old offender
the older soldiers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: old
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
aged members of the society
elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
senior citizen
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aged, elderly, senior
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son