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Synonyms for old man

  • noun

Most common

father dad pa papa the man old boy husband boss

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Pa — one's father

pa, father, dad, pop US, daddy informal, pops informal US, papa, patriarch, pap, pappy, pater formal, governor informal dated, sire dated

2. Methuselah

methuselah, greybeard formal

3. Absinthe

absinthe US, absinth UK, lad's love

4. Old chap — term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age

old chap UK, old bean slang dated UK

Other

man, the man, husband, old boy, boss, woman sage, geezer informal US CA, gramps, gaffer, hubby, codger informal, old codger slang

Antonyms

young man, old woman, boy

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One's father.

    He smacked me around some. Didn't everybody's old man?

  2. n. 2

    Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.

  3. n. 3

    An elderly man.

  4. n. 4

    A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age.

Related words

Phrases
old lady old woman old chap
Is a kind of
man old person

Example sentences

  • father You look the way your father did thirty years ago.
  • dad Wha- Dad! What is this?! You said nobody was here.
  • pa Today, Pa Book is a zero-waste model community.
  • papa At Papa South, you can eat delicious homestyle food.

By length

2 letters
pa1
3 letters
man1, dad1, pop1, pap1
4 letters
boss1, pops1, papa2, sire2
5 letters
daddy2, hubby2, pappy, pater2
6 letters
father2, geezer, gramps, gaffer, codger
7 letters
husband2, absinth
8 letters
governor3, absinthe2
9 letters
patriarch3, greybeard
10 letters
methuselah4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (papa2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
vieillard
Italiano
vegliardo
Deutsch
Greis