Methuselah

/məθjˈuzələ/

Methuselah

English Noun Top 44,250

Definition

Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age.

Etymology

From Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (M'tušelaḥ), also spelled מְתוּשָׁלַח (M'tušalaḥ). The planet's name stems from the fact that, at the time of its discovery in 2003, it was the oldest known planet.