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. …

Older Look up older in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Older is the comparative form of "old". It may refer to:

Older, elder imply having greater age than something or someone else. Older is the usual form of the comparative of old: This building is older than that one.

SYNONYMS older, elder imply having greater age than something or someone else. older is the usual form of the comparative of old: This building is older than that one. elder, now greatly restricted in …

As such, older is not just a euphemism for the blunter old but rather a more precise term for someone between middle and advanced age. And unlike elderly, older does not particularly suggest frailness …

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word older, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

You can use the adjective older to describe elderly folks (like your older neighbors who don't drive at night any more) or a person who was born first: "Her older sister was much bossier than her younger …

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Comparative form of old: more old, elder, senior. My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He's older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.

Elder and older are both adjectives that mean "more advanced in age." Older can be used of people and things ('an older sibling;' 'an older house'), but elder can only be used of people ('the elder son').