Meaning of 'old'

adjective

just preceding something else in time or order

Synonyms: previous

adjective

skilled through long experience

Example: "an old offender"

Synonyms: older

adjective

of long duration

Synonyms: chronic

adjective

having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

Example: "Your siblings are both very old."

adjective

belonging to some prior time

Synonyms: former erstwhile onetime one-time quondam sometime

noun

past times

Example: "In days of old, I could've been a traveling photographer."

adjective

(used for emphasis) very familiar

adjective

(used informally especially for emphasis)

Synonyms: honest-to-god honest-to-goodness sure-enough