Why do northerners call little sister little sister and aunt old aunt?

Netizen: I finally figured it out. My roommate said that "old aunt" is the youngest menstruation and "old uncle" is the youngest uncle. Why do some places use "old" to call the youngest?

Me: If you have a crooked nut friend, I suggest using the word "old" to insult him: old man, old friend, old, old, tiger, always late, boss, overcooked. Tell me what each "old" means.

And the question "Who is the elder sister, elder sister or elder sister".

There are 17 explanations of "Lao" in Modern Chinese Dictionary, and there are also many words with more meanings, such as "da" with 24 explanations, but the meanings all revolve around the first meaning "influence", and there is no obvious connection between the meanings of "Lao". Refer to the example I gave above.

Abandoning "Lao" as the surname, the meaning of this word has formed about three levels in the evolution process.

The core meaning of the first layer is old age, such as "old", "elder" and "his grandfather was old yesterday"; The second layer is a long time, "old driver", "fellow villager" and "old stew"; With the growth of age, there will be a long time, and after a long time, there will be changes. The core of the third meaning is excessive changes, such as "aging" and "old age".

In addition to the change from real meaning to real meaning, there is also a change from real meaning to empty meaning. China has been a society that respects the old and loves the young since ancient times, and age is positively related to prestige. Therefore, they have always been called "Grandpa", "Teacher" and "Grandfather", and "Lao Wang next door" is a literal honorific title.

Adding "Lao" to the surname is used to express one's high status when addressing oneself, such as "my old grandson"

In the real sense of time, it extends the meaning of ranking, so there are "the boss" and "the second child".

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were appellations of "brother" and "sister" to show respect and intimacy. People called "brother" and "sister" probably all answered, and then "nephew" appeared. Over time, "Lao" is mainly used to express closeness when addressing prefixes, rather than emphasizing the true meaning of the word.

In the past, people were born early, and their eldest son was almost fifty when he was in his sixties. In the future, most of them will support their parents in their prime (Northeasters like to hold "my old uncle", which is also related to this). In addition, the youngest child in the family is most loved by parents, brothers and sisters, and like an old man, he doesn't have to work hard in farming, so he is dubbed "old" to show his intimacy and affection. This is how the "old son" and "old daughter" came.

Correspondingly, when the old children grow up, they become uncles and aunts of brothers and sisters.

It is also said that people did not have contraceptive measures and concepts before, and the constant birth led to a great age gap. It is common that nephews are older than uncles. Putting the word "old" before addressing the youngest uncle can save the dignity of the young and lost elders.