2old noun
plural olds 1 [count] : a person who has a specified age — used in combination ▪ The game is suitable for six-year-olds. [=for children who are six years old] ▪ Their 11-month-old has just learned how to walk. ▪ 30-year-olds 2 old [plural] : old people
▪ Young and old alike will enjoy the movie. — often used with the ▪ The old [=(more commonly) the elderly] and the sick were helped first.
▪ Young and old alike will enjoy the movie. — often used with the ▪ The old [=(more commonly) the elderly] and the sick were helped first.
of old
formal + literary : in the past : in a time that was long ago
▪ in (the) days of old ▪ (Brit) She's a friend who knows me of old. [=has known me for a long time]
▪ in (the) days of old ▪ (Brit) She's a friend who knows me of old. [=has known me for a long time]
