old man

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a father, usually one's own.

   His old man's letting him have the car for the prom.

2. a husband.

   The office is giving my old man a retirement party.

3. a boyfriend or male lover, especially a male lover with whom one cohabits.

4. (sometimes initial capital letters) a person in a position of authority, especially an employer or a commanding officer.

   The Old Man has ordered an inspection for Saturday morning.

5. (used affectionately in addressing a man).

6. old Adam.

7. southernwood.

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old man British  

noun

1. an informal term for father husband

2. informal (sometimes capitals) a man in command, such as an employer, foreman, or captain of a ship

3. facetious an affectionate term used in addressing a man

4. another name for southernwood

5. informal

   1. an adult male kangaroo

   2. (as modifier) very large

6. Christianity the unregenerate aspect of human nature

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Example Sentences

"I am 63," he says, "but I don't feel like I am an old man. I feel young. We are ready to rebuild our country."

From BBC

"I was like a little old man. I used to speak like a grown-up. I wore three-piece suits and couldn't converse with other children," the 37-year-old says.

From BBC

In Redding, a 74‑year‑old man died after driving his pickup truck into a flooded roadway.

From Los Angeles Times

A little old man in the back says, “That’s an interesting question.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The narrator of the novel is an old man, looking back from the 1970s over half a century of a life that draws heavily on the author’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dad
• father
• husband