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father, father or husband
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greybeard, affectionate address
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greybeard, affectionate address
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1 advanced in years, aged, ancient, decrepit, elderly, full of years, getting on, grey, grey-haired, grizzled, hoary, mature, over the hill (informal) past it, past one’s prime, patriarchal, senescent, senile, venerable
2 antediluvian, antiquated, antique, cast-off, cobwebby, crumbling, dated, decayed, done, hackneyed, obsolete, old-fashioned, outdated, outmoded, out of date, out of the ark (informal) passé, stale, superannuated, timeworn, unfashionable, unoriginal, worn-out
3 aboriginal, antique, archaic, bygone, early, immemorial, of old, of yore, olden (archaic) original, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, remote
4 age-old, experienced, familiar, hardened, long-established, of long standing, practised, skilled, time-honoured, traditional, versed, veteran, vintage
5 earlier, erstwhile, ex-, former, one-time, previous, quondam
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1 immature, juvenile, young, youthful
2 current, fashionable, modern, modish, new, novel, recent, up-to-date
old age
advancing years, age, agedness, Anno Domini (informal) autumn or evening of one’s life, declining years, dotage, eld (archaic) senescence, senility, Third Age
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adolescence, childhood, early life, immaturity, juvenescence, young days, youth
old-fashioned
ancient, antiquated, archaic, behind the times, cobwebby, corny (slang) dated, dead, démodé, fusty, musty, not with it (informal) obsolescent, obsolete, oldfangled, (old-)fogeyish, old hat, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out of date, out of style, out of the ark (informal) passé, past, square (informal) superannuated, unfashionable
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chic, contemporary, current, fashionable, happening (informal) modern, modish, trendy (Brit. informal) up-to-date, voguish, with it (informal)
old hand
expert, old soldier, old-timer, one of the old school, past master, veteran
old man
coffin-dodger (slang) elder, elder statesman, father, gaffer, grandfather, greybeard, O.A.P. (Brit.) old codger (informal) old stager, oldster (informal) old-timer (U.S.) papa (old-fashioned informal) patriarch, senior citizen, slang
old-time
ancient, antique, bygone, former, old-fashioned, past, vintage
old womanish
finicky, fussy, niggly, niminy-piminy, old-maidish (informal) overcautious, overparticular, pernickety (informal) prim, prudish, strait-laced, timid, timorous
old-world
archaic, ceremonious, chivalrous, courtly, gallant, old-fashioned, picturesque, quaint, traditional
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
What is another word for old man?
229 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈə͡ʊld mˈan], [ ˈəʊld mˈan], [ ˈəʊ_l_d m_ˈa_n]
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n.
• Artemisia Absinthium (noun)
- Artemisia Absinthium.
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- husband,
- boyfriend,
- parent,
- lover,
- father.
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- friend.
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- pop,
- sire,
- kin,
- Pappy.
• absinthe (noun)
- absinthe.
• bridegroom (noun)
- groom,
- mate,
- benedict,
- newlywed,
- helpmate,
- old man,
- newlyweds,
- benedicts,
- spouse.
• commanding officer (noun)
- sirdar,
- generals,
- cos,
- general,
- Hetman,
- Hetmans,
- co.
• common wormwood (noun)
- common wormwood.
• dad (noun)
- pappies,
- daddies,
- pas,
- pa.
• fiancee (noun)
- betrothed,
- intended,
- steady,
- affianced,
- future,
- old lady.
• greybeard (noun)
- greybeard.
• lad’s love (noun)
- lad’s love.
• lord (noun)
- leader,
- nobility,
- governor,
- don,
- ruler,
- aristocrat,
- bishop,
- patrician,
- noble,
- peer,
- commander,
- prince,
- overlord,
- king,
- count,
- magnate,
- royalty,
- nobleman,
- superior,
- baron,
- sovereign,
- monarch.
• master (noun)
- lord.
• old boy (noun)
- old boy.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- patriarch,
- commandant,
- paterfamiliases,
- marquis,
- liege,
- viscount,
- commandants,
- wife-to-be,
- earl,
- prospective spouse,
- grand father,
- duke,
- bridegroom,
- EARLS,
- commanding officer,
- gaffers,
- seigneur,
- paterfamilias,
- potentate,
- viscounts,
- marquises,
- fiance,
- lieges,
- graybeards,
- engaged person,
- parliamentarians,
- parliamentarian,
- graybeard,
- husband-to-be,
- DUKES,
- seigneurs,
- gaffer,
- man upstairs.
• patriarch (noun)
- founder,
- originator,
- author,
- master,
- inventor,
- generator,
- senior,
- maker,
- creator,
- architect,
- chief,
- head,
- ancestor.
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Other synonyms:
• Methuselah
- methuselah.
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- employer,
- daddy.
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- dad,
- papa,
- captain,
- P.A..
• Other relevant words (noun):
- old person,
- dodo,
- golden ager,
- POPS,
- dotard,
- regular old fogy,
- wife,
- fogy,
- Fud,
- materfamilias,
- grampa,
- old geezer,
- guardian,
- beau,
- stepfather,
- cavaliere servente,
- fuddy-duddy,
- romeo,
- genitor,
- Abba,
- longhair,
- has-beens,
- Caballero,
- lady killer,
- flame,
- grandpa,
- octogenarian,
- mossback,
- old chap,
- man,
- old woman,
- senior citizen,
- seducer,
- stepmother,
- patron,
- granny,
- antique,
- traditionalist,
- matriarch,
- veteran,
- presbyter,
- partner,
- philanderer,
- pater,
- helpmeet,
- fossil,
- hubby,
- septuagenarian,
- pantaloon,
- skipper,
- petter,
- bride,
- consort,
- sugar daddy,
- old liner,
- old fashioned,
- nestor,
- grandfather,
- old codger,
- geezer,
- oldster,
- swain,
- begetter,
- cavalier,
- gallant,
- old duffer,
- gramps,
- better half,
- old-timer,
- Grandsire,
- mother,
- young man,
- lord and master,
- Shipmaster,
- esquire,
- elder,
- pap,
- head of the house,
- Procreator,
- inamorato,
- necker,
- elderly person,
- sheik,
- has-been,
- male spouse,
- gigolo,
- relic,
- goodman,
- my friend,
- married man,
- centenarian,
- starets,
- great-grandfather,
- Amoroso,
- male parent,
- conservative,
- old dog,
- old fellow,
- sailing master,
- progenitor,
- antediluvian,
- square,
- older,
- buddy,
- foster-parent,
- reactionary,
- nonagenarian,
- fellow,
- old believer,
- squire,
- sexagenarian.
How to use «Old man» in context?
An old man is a venerable adult. The term can also refer to someone who is experienced and wise, typically compared with a young person. The adjectives «old» and «elderly» often describe people over the age of 65. A person typically becomes old at around 75 years old. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe a person who is out of touch with contemporary life, or to suggest that they are no longer up to the task at hand. In this context, «old man» can also be used to address an authority figure, such as a boss.
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old mannoun
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old mannoun
: an old man.
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old mannoun
One’s father.
He smacked me around some. Didn’t everybody’s old man?
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old mannoun
a husband, or significant other
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old mannoun
Unit’s Commanding Officer.
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old mannoun
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elderly man
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old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselahnoun
a man who is very old
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lad’s love, graybeard, longbeard, absinthe, old boy, bellarmine, greybeard, common wormwood, long-beard -
old boy, old mannoun
a familiar term of address for a man
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old boy, lad’s love, absinthe, graybeard, greybeard, common wormwood -
old mannoun
an informal term for your father
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old boy, lad’s love, absinthe, graybeard, greybeard, common wormwood -
common wormwood, absinthe, old man, lad’s love, Artemisia absinthiumnoun
aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
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lad’s love, absinth, graybeard, absinthe, old boy, greybeard, common wormwood -
old mannoun
(slang) boss
Synonyms:
old boy, lad’s love, absinthe, graybeard, greybeard, common wormwood
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- Boss
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- Man
- Oldster
- Wormwood
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old man
Synonyms:
veteran, patriarch, nestor, elder, oldster, methuselah, dotard, gaffer, crone, geezer, centenarian, octogenarian, sexagenarian, nonagenarian
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Read the full text of the Old Man poem by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin on the Poetry.com website.
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How to say old man in sign language?
How to use old man in a sentence?
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Jack Hill:
Now, listen. My old man’s coming back any minute, and if SHE catches you here, she’s gonna wanna kick your ass!
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Homer:
It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair. But when dogs shame the gray head and gray chin and nakedness of an old man killed, it is the most piteous thing that happens among wretched mortals.
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Mark Twain:
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
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Eric Hoffer:
The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.
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Edwin Sabuhoro:
One old man looked at me and said, ‘Your kids are starving to death. Would you poach to feed your family?’ it was an eye-opener for me.
Translations for old man
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- شيخArabic
- stařecCzech
- hynafgwr, henwrWelsh
- oldingDanish
- Greis, Alter, alter MannGerman
- γέροςGreek
- olduloEsperanto
- viejoSpanish
- پیرمردPersian
- ukkoFinnish
- vieil homme, vieux, vieillardFrench
- seanduineIrish
- bodachScottish Gaelic
- velloGalician
- बूढा आदमीHindi
- պառավ, ծերունի, ծերուկArmenian
- pak tuaIndonesian
- vecchioItalian
- איש זקןHebrew
- 爺, お爺さん, 老爺, 親爺, 親父Japanese
- អ្នកចាស់Khmer
- ಮುದುಕKannada
- 노인Korean
- پیرهمێرد, pîremêrKurdish
- vetulusLatin
- senukas, senelis, senisLithuanian
- vecisLatvian
- oude manDutch
- gammel mannNorwegian
- starzec, stary, staruszek, dziadekPolish
- idoso, velhoPortuguese
- awki, machuQuechua
- moșRomanian
- стари́к, старик, папаша, старичо́к, дед, пахан, дедушкаRussian
- staracSerbo-Croatian
- starecSlovene
- plakAlbanian
- gubbeSwedish
- వృద్ధుడుTelugu
- ông giàVietnamese
- אַלטערYiddish
- 老人Chinese
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old man
noun
Definition of old man
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as in dad
a male human parent
I’ll ask my old man if he’s up for a round of golf this weekend
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dad
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father
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daddy
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pop
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sire
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father figure
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patriarch
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stepfather
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father image
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paterfamilias
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as in husband
the male partner in a marriage
my old man and I have been together for 10 years now
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husband
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spouse
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mister
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partner
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significant other
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Mr. Right
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groom
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househusband
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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
my old man and I have decided to move in together
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boyfriend
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beau
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boy
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man
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fellow
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sweetie
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significant other
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swain
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steady
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beloved
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flame
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fancy man
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sweet
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crush
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dear
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favorite
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spark
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groom
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date
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darling
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sweetheart
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gallant
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sweetie pie
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admirer
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valentine
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honey
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suitor
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love
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escort
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intended
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squeeze
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wooer
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fiancé
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gigolo
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sparker
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