English Explanatory Dictionary

old man

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An elderly man.
  2. One's father.
  3. A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age.
  4. One's male employer, irrespective of age.
  5. A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.
  6. An Australian Aboriginal elder.
  7. Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.
  8. Synonym of Old Adam.
  9. Synonym of southernwood.
  10. The state of human nature without the spiritual transformation brought about by redemption through Jesus Christ.
  11. Used attributively to denote something of exceptional size, strength, age etc.
name
  1. A title given to the personification of a force of nature or abstract concept, such as Old Man Winter or Old Man River.
  2. A creator god in some Native American mythologies.
  3. Ellipsis of Old Man of Coniston.

Pronunciation

En-au-old man.ogg

Word forms

old man old men oldman old-man

Etymology

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

Synonyms

antiquity codger gadgie gaffer geezer gramps greybeard old codger old fart old man whitebeard dad pa ayr ba baba da dada daddio daddy father fatherling pap papa papa bear papaw pappaw pappy pater patriarch paw pawpaw peepaw pepaw pop poppa poppy pops sire hubby boss governor old bean old chap Old Adam southernwood

Antonyms

boy old woman young man old lady

Related words

old lady old woman old chap elderly old age

Derived words

Old Man of Coniston old man yaoi
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