Day-old

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any animal that is one day old.
  2. 2
    A perishable product that is a day old, and may be sold more cheaply as a result.

    "The older woman waddled over and squeezed into a booth opposite the counter while the young one stood and ordered a big box of day-olds and two quarts of hot chocolate."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not fresh today wordnet

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"A majority of the homeless were underwhelmed by the meager portions of thin soup and day-old bread that the church had to offer."

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