old man

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.

old man

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

Example Sentences

Now he’s just an angry old man who calls reporters “piggy.”

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The painting showed an old man in cracked spectacles standing beside a lame horse, in the midst of a homestead that had burned to the ground, so that only the smoking ruins remained.

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“My sight has failed me,” the old man says, turning toward the presence he can sense but not see.

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He does seem faintly impaired, or at least like a mean old man.

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Father is thirty-five years now, so he is an old man.

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Related Words

• dad 
• father 
• husband