old man
Meaning
- An elderly man.
- (colloquial) One's father.
- (colloquial) A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age.
- (slang) One's male employer, irrespective of age.
- (slang) A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.
- Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.
- Synonym of Old Adam
- Synonym of southernwood
- The state of human nature without the spiritual transformation brought about by redemption through Jesus Christ.
- Used attributively to denote something of exceptional size, strength, age etc.
Synonyms
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
Etymology
From Middle English alde mann, aldman, elde man, oldeman, from Old English eald man.
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