old man

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

alter Mann

Greis

Alter

Alte

Älterer Mann

Großvater

Zitronenkraut

Vater

👨‍👦

altersschwache Knochen

altersschwacher Körper

-e

Graubart

-n

Greis -es

Alte -n

Opa

Synonyme

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

Übersetzungen

vieillard

viejo

🧓

vecchio

🧓

anciano

vieux

🧓

anziano

abuelo

bejaarde

nonno

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: alde mann

Geerbt von Altenglisch: eald man

In summary

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

Sätze

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

Der alte Mann wusste, wie man liest, und hatte das Buch bereits gelesen.

The old man returned the book to the boy .

Der alte Mann gab das Buch an den Jungen zurück.

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

"Was mache ich in Salem?" Der alte Mann lachte.

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