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German
Etymology
Literally, “the old ones”. First attested as Old High German aldon.
Noun
die Alten pl (plural only)
- (archaic) forebearers, ancestors
- Synonym: Vorfahren
- (colloquial, slightly derogatory) old people
- (colloquial, slightly derogatory) parents
- Synonym: Eltern
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