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

"We lived like kings in our homes. Our life has become an ordeal," the old man said through tears, sitting on a mattress in his tent.

From Barron's

An old man in a cowboy hat with an eagle feather on it eases himself out of a truck.

From Literature

“He’s just an old man in a nursing home.”

From Literature

Woods has grown comfortable with his aging, quasi-emeritus role, cracking wise about the sport’s up-and-comers and his various old man ailments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Modern college basketball is an “old man’s game” due to bonus Covid eligibility and NIL payments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dad
• father
• husband