Phrase Hound found 891 phrases and 137 compound words that contain old. The most common are listed below. Open old in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 891
- old manAn elderly man.
- old ageThe latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward.
- old womanAn elderly woman.
- old-fashionedOf an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
- one-year-oldHaving lived or existed for one year.
- year-oldOf the age of one year.
- old schoolPreceded by the: a group of people characterized by being conservative or traditional; also, a method for accomplishing a task, a style, or a way of thinking that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the …
- old-worldOf, or relating to the ancient world or former times
- old townThe historic district of a city or town.
- old ladyAn elderly woman.
- Old EnglishThe ancestor language of Modern English, also called Anglo-Saxon, spoken in most of Britain from about 400 to 1100.
- old boyAn alumnus, especially of a public school.
- old girlAn alumna, especially of a public school.
- old daysA period that was a relatively long time ago; the distant past.
- good oldReliable; typical; consistently good.
- Old WestThe western part of the United States during the 19th-century era of expansion and settlement.
- Old OneThe Devil.
- old-timeFrom or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.
- Old FrenchThe French language as spoken or written from the 9th to the early 14th century.
- old friendsplural of old friend: A long-standing friend
- old moneyFamilies that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.
- old peopleAboriginal people of earlier generations, or living in a traditional manner, as regarded by their descendants as repositories of traditional knowledge.
- same oldAlternative form of same old same old: A familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.
- old friendA long-standing friend
- Old StyleThe Julian calendar system, especially with reference to Russia, where it continued to be used until the early 20th century.
Compound words 137
- oldenFrom or relating to a previous era.
- AldgateAn area and ward within the City of London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381).
- OldburyA place in England:
- oldyAlternative spelling of oldie: Something or someone old.
- oldnessThe state of being old; age.
- oldcomerAn immigrant or the descendant of immigrants who has lived in their new environment long enough to become well-established.
- oldshitA transgender person who began transitioning at a relatively late age (after puberty is fully complete).
- oldifyTo cause to appear older.
- oldfagAn oldbie; a veteran member of an online community, especially 4chan and 2b2t.
- oldsterSomeone who is old.