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old man

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.

old man

See husband, father
an informal term for father husband
informal.
sometimes capitals a man in command, such as an employer, foreman, or captain of a ship
facetious.
an affectionate term used in addressing a man
See southernwood
another name for southernwood
informal.
1. an adult male kangaroo
2. as modifier very large
Christianity the unregenerate aspect of human nature

Like his old man, he keeps it reined in, but when talking about fishing, a true regret seeps out.

But maybe you have to start somewhere else — with Lamont Waltman Marvin, Monty, his father, the Chief, the old man.

“The youngest old man any of us knows,” an unnamed friend of Atlantic Publisher David Bradley said of Hughes.

But as an old man, he became proprietor of a palace fit for a king—one he built stone-by-stone with his own two hands.

The name of the film refers to a story of an old man who watched and recorded the movements of the stars for 25 years.

Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.

The old man seemed to be greatly agitated, and hurriedly whispering, "We thought you were never coming, sir!"

Then a fat, untidy old man appeared in the doorway of a cubicle within the shop, and Edwin Clayhanger blushed.

As Felipe approached, the old man's face beamed with pleasure, and he came forward totteringly, leaning on a staff in each hand.

The General in command of the station was a feeble old man, suffering from senile decay.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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