older adj

1 advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: aged, elderly, senior]

2 older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn: big(a), elder] [ant: little(a)]

3 used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr." [syn: elder, sr.]

4 old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers" [syn: old]

English

Pronunciation

• (UK): [ˈəʊldə]
• (US): [ˈoʊldɚ]

Adjective

older

1. comparative of old Elder, senior.

   • My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.

2. Elderly.

   • The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

Translations

comparative of old

• Khmer: (borng) (of a sibling or cousin)

Older may refer to:

• the comparative form of old
• Older (George Michael album), the third studio album from George Michael (released in 1996)
  • Older / I Can't Make You Love Me, a song from the aforementioned album
• "Older (Royseven song)", a song by Royseven
• Airin Older, the Sugarcult guitarist

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