old man

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, literally, uncountable) An elderly man.
2. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) One's father.
3. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age.
4. (countable, slang, uncountable) One's male employer, irrespective of age.
5. (countable, slang, uncountable) A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.
6. (UK, countable, dated, uncountable) Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.
7. (uncountable) Synonym of Old Adam.
8. (uncountable) Synonym of southernwood.
9. (countable, uncountable) The state of human nature without the spiritual transformation brought about by redemption through Jesus Christ.
10. (Australia, countable, uncountable) Used attributively to denote something of exceptional size, strength, age etc.

Sinonieme

elder

old woman

elderly man

grandfather

old boy

old person

lad’s love

common wormwood

husband

🤵

old fellow

geezer

oldster

Artemisia absinthium

absinthe

graybeard

greybeard

old

🧓

elderly person

uncle

animal

🐾

venerable

Methuselah

ancient

aged man

aged person

aged

old chap

old age

old lady

old men

old-timer

pater

patriarch

pop

rank

senior citizen

sexagenarian

sir

southern wormwood

supremo

top dog

witness

wormwood

grey hair

important person

old people

one’s father

one’s boss

elderly people

one’s old bones

Vertalings

vieillard

viejo

🧓

vecchio

🧓

anciano

Greis

vieux

🧓

anziano

abuelo

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: alde mann

Geërf van Old English: eald man

In summary

From Middle English alde mann, aldman, elde man, oldeman, from Old English eald man.

Sinne

The old man knew how to read , and had already read the book .

The old man returned the book to the boy .

" What do I do in Salem ?" The old man laughed .

The old man wore a breastplate of gold , and he knew about my past .