old folkn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊl(d) ˌfəʊk/, U.S.

/ˈoʊl(d) ˈfoʊk/

Forms: see old adj. and folk n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., folk n.

Etymology: < old adj. + folk n. With Compounds compare slightly earlier old people's home n. at old adj. Compounds 4.

Either as a mass noun or in plural. Elderly people collectively. Cf. folk n. 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > [noun] > old people collectively

morea1382

old folkc1385

aged1535

ancientry1548

olds1883

c1385 G. Chaucer Knight's Tale 2828 Infinite been the sorwes and the teeres of olde folk and folk of tendre yeeres.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xviii. 9 (MED) Osanna by orgonye olde folke songen.

?1536 R. Copland To dyspyse Poore Folke is not my Appetite 806 in Hye Way to Spyttell Hous Old folkes that all theyr goodes do gyue Kepyng nothyng wheron to lyue.

1659 W. S. Macollo's XCIX Canons in Physick 97 A larger diet must be granted to children then to old folks, and a mediocre to those of a middle age.

1743 H. Fielding Jonathan Wild iii. vii, in Misc. III. 232 While Matters were thus settling between the old Folks, the young Lady agreed to admit Mr. Wild's Visits.

1854 C. M. Yonge Heartsease I. ii. xiv. 341 He is the great pride of the old folks at Worthbourne.

1968 M. Bragg Without City Wall xxvi. 237 In the Women's Institute the streamers, well hung..were still taut, after the Old Folks' Tea.

1993 New Yorker 18 Oct. 127/3 An enormous number of helpless old folks are in need of special care.

Compounds

old folk's home n. an institution providing accommodation and care for elderly people.

ΚΠ

1891 Amer. Missionary May 182 Several from the different circles go to the Old Folks' Home to sing, greatly cheering those who are bearing the burden of age and poverty.

1915 N. L. McClung In Times like These xix. 130 Did you ever visit an old folks' home and notice the different spirit shown by the men and women there?

1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 14 Dec. 20/1 An erratic crocodile of hyped-up infants follows me down to the local old folks' home to warble down elderly eardrums.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old folk
释义	old folkn. Brit. /ˈəʊl(d) ˌfəʊk/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d) ˈfoʊk/ Forms: see old adj. and folk n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., folk n. Etymology: < old adj. + folk n. With Compounds compare slightly earlier old people's home n. at old adj. Compounds 4. Either as a mass noun or in plural. Elderly people collectively. Cf. folk n. 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > [noun] > old people collectively morea1382 old folkc1385 aged1535 ancientry1548 olds1883 c1385 G. Chaucer Knight's Tale 2828 Infinite been the sorwes and the teeres of olde folk and folk of tendre yeeres. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xviii. 9 (MED) Osanna by orgonye olde folke songen. ?1536 R. Copland To dyspyse Poore Folke is not my Appetite 806 in Hye Way to Spyttell Hous Old folkes that all theyr goodes do gyue Kepyng nothyng wheron to lyue. 1659 W. S. Macollo's XCIX Canons in Physick 97 A larger diet must be granted to children then to old folks, and a mediocre to those of a middle age. 1743 H. Fielding Jonathan Wild iii. vii, in Misc. III. 232 While Matters were thus settling between the old Folks, the young Lady agreed to admit Mr. Wild's Visits. 1854 C. M. Yonge Heartsease I. ii. xiv. 341 He is the great pride of the old folks at Worthbourne. 1968 M. Bragg Without City Wall xxvi. 237 In the Women's Institute the streamers, well hung..were still taut, after the Old Folks' Tea. 1993 New Yorker 18 Oct. 127/3 An enormous number of helpless old folks are in need of special care. Compounds old folk's home n. an institution providing accommodation and care for elderly people. ΚΠ 1891 Amer. Missionary May 182 Several from the different circles go to the Old Folks' Home to sing, greatly cheering those who are bearing the burden of age and poverty. 1915 N. L. McClung In Times like These xix. 130 Did you ever visit an old folks' home and notice the different spirit shown by the men and women there? 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 14 Dec. 20/1 An erratic crocodile of hyped-up infants follows me down to the local old folks' home to warble down elderly eardrums. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1385
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