olds
olds noun: one's parents.
Noun (1)
olds pl (normally plural, singular old)
- One's parents.
- Anyone portrayed in the context as not young; for example, anyone older than the speaker's audience of coevals; often, middle-aged adults or older adults.
- Her friends at school snicker at how the olds are clueless about TikTok trends. But they can't shame us olds about it very effectively, because we're old enough to know that today's trends too shall pass.
- Don't ask me what the kids consider cool at the moment — I'm just an old.
Noun (2)
olds (uncountable)
- Information that is no longer new.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Olds
Olds (plural Oldses)
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Olds
Olds
- Oldsmobile, a brand of car by GM.
Noun (3) capitalized: Olds
Olds (plural Olds)
- A car of this make: an Oldsmobile.
- Y.T. detaches from the Acura she's been hitched to for the last half mile, swings it over to Jason's fat Olds.2011, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 168
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Olds
Olds
- plural of Old
Forms of olds
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| singular | old |
| plural | Olds |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Oldses |
Origin of olds
From old + -s; compare old folks, old man.
Coined as a humorous opposite to news.
Words formed from olds
Phrases with olds
Questions about olds
- What does olds mean?
- Olds means one's parents.
- What part of speech is olds?
- Olds can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of olds?
- The plural of olds is Olds.
Words near olds in the dictionary
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