Translation
old man, elderly person
Examples
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The old man sat in front of the house.
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A young man helped the old man across the street.
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The old people told of ancient times.
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I listened to the old man's advice.
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Her father is an old man now.
Take this one apart and it teaches four pieces of grammar at once: - reverses, jun- is the root, -- turns a quality into the person who has it, and -o makes it a noun. Old plus person, built in front of you. The same -- gives , o, o and hundreds more, so the suffix is worth far more than the word. o is the old woman, and o the elderly as a collective body. Note that is used of people and animals; for old things you want , and mixing them up is the standard beginner's tell.
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