Old
Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Spring chicken is an antonym for old.
Spring chicken
Spring chicken noun - A young chicken having tender meat.
Both terms in one sentence
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Hypocrite: In "Pepper McMasters Singles Seminar", Constance finds old people repulsive despite hardly being a spring chicken herself.
Source: Series / Party Down -
It's never made clear precisely how old he actually is, but he's clearly no spring chicken.
Source: Comic Book / DMZ
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Spring chicken and Old. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/old/spring_chicken
Old & Spring chicken. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/old/spring_chicken>.
Spring chicken or Old. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/old/spring_chicken.
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