old man

Sentences

An user

The old man returned the book
📖

to the boy
👦

.

An user

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

Meaning

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

elderly man

old person

lad’s love

common wormwood

old fellow

Artemisia absinthium

elderly person

aged man

aged person

southern wormwood

grey hair

important person

old people

one’s father

one’s boss

elderly people

one’s old bones

old goat

important man

golden-ager

not young

Old gentleman

eelstig

greyb

whiteman boss

company officer

Inherited from Middle English

alde mann

Inherited from Old English

eald man

In summary

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

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