old man

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noun Informal.

a father, usually one's own: His old man's letting him have the car for the prom.

a husband: The office is giving my old man a retirement party.

a boyfriend or male lover, especially a male lover with whom one cohabits.

(sometimes initial capital letters) a person in a position of authority, especially an employer or a commanding officer: The Old Man has ordered an inspection for Saturday morning.

(used affectionately in addressing a man).

old Adam.

southernwood.

Words nearby old man

Old Line State, Old Low Franconian, Old Low German, old maid, old-maidish, old man, old-man-and-woman, old-man cactus, Old Man of the Sea, old man of the woods, old-man's-beard

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Example sentences from the Web for old man

His old-man's reminiscences came over him so strongly that for a time he forgot Madam Olsen and everything about her.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
These young old-men are often quite as successful in old-man parts as those who have served most of a lifetime upon the stage.
Our Stage and Its Critics|"E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"
Their laughter crushed him, and he withdrew into his old-man's world, and despondently adapted himself to it.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
But not a soul had another thought to spare for Old-man Barton that day.
The Story Of Kennett|Bayard Taylor

Then he drank: the strange, careful, old-man's gesture in drinking.
Aaron's Rod|D. H. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for old man

old man

noun

an informal term for father, husband (def. 1)

(sometimes capitals) informal a man in command, such as an employer, foreman, or captain of a ship

sometimes facetious an affectionate term used in addressing a man

another name for southernwood

Australian informal

an adult male kangaroo
(as modifier) very large

Christianity the unregenerate aspect of human nature

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单词	old man
释义	old man SEE SYNONYMS FOR old man ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. a father, usually one's own: His old man's letting him have the car for the prom. a husband: The office is giving my old man a retirement party. a boyfriend or male lover, especially a male lover with whom one cohabits. (sometimes initial capital letters) a person in a position of authority, especially an employer or a commanding officer: The Old Man has ordered an inspection for Saturday morning. (used affectionately in addressing a man). old Adam. southernwood. Words nearby old man Old Line State, Old Low Franconian, Old Low German, old maid, old-maidish, old man, old-man-and-woman, old-man cactus, Old Man of the Sea, old man of the woods, old-man's-beard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for old man His old-man's reminiscences came over him so strongly that for a time he forgot Madam Olsen and everything about her. Pelle the Conqueror, Complete\|Martin Anderson Nexo These young old-men are often quite as successful in old-man parts as those who have served most of a lifetime upon the stage. Our Stage and Its Critics\|"E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" Their laughter crushed him, and he withdrew into his old-man's world, and despondently adapted himself to it. Pelle the Conqueror, Complete\|Martin Anderson Nexo But not a soul had another thought to spare for Old-man Barton that day. The Story Of Kennett\|Bayard Taylor Then he drank: the strange, careful, old-man's gesture in drinking. Aaron's Rod\|D. H. Lawrence British Dictionary definitions for old man old man noun an informal term for father, husband (def. 1) (sometimes capitals) informal a man in command, such as an employer, foreman, or captain of a ship sometimes facetious an affectionate term used in addressing a man another name for southernwood Australian informal an adult male kangaroo (as modifier) very large Christianity the unregenerate aspect of human nature Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to old man dad, boyfriend, lover, buddy, parent, friend, old boy, old chap, old fellow
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old man

noun Informal.

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noun

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