Old World monkey old·world·mon·key uncommon noun 1. of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together SynonymsOld World monkeycatarrhine Related words Broader terms monkey Narrower terms guenonmangabeypatasbaboonmacaquelangurcolobusproboscis monkey Parts Cercopithecidae WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.