old man

noun

, Informal.

1. a father, usually one's own:

   His old man's letting him have the car for the prom.

2. a husband:

   The office is giving my old man a retirement party.

3. a boyfriend or male lover, especially a male lover with whom one cohabits.
4. (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.

5. (used affectionately in addressing a man).
6. old Adam.
7. southernwood.

old man

noun

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

Example Sentences

He didn’t do that this time, which, I’m glad, because he is an old man now.

From Washington Post

Business magazine Caixin reported that in one district of Shijiazhuang, an old man was tied to a tree after venturing out to buy cigarettes, prompting the suspension of local officials.

From Time

People at NORAD then determine whether a new object is a threat — or if it’s just a magical old man with a load of presents.

From Science News For Students

A 41-year old man in Phoenix needs someone to help him get to the bathroom at night.

From ProPublica

His old man lived alone and worked at a college three hours from us.

From MIT Technology Review

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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.

From The Daily Beast

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.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dad
• father
• husband