Old man

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A title given to the personification of a force of nature or abstract concept, such as Old Man Winter or Old Man River.

    "But it was really Old Man Concentration and his partner, Co-operation, that put across the big clean-up."

  2. 2
    A creator god in some Native American mythologies.

    "The Wiyot say that Condor recreated mankind after Old Man wiped out humanity with a flood."

  3. 3
    Ellipsis of Old Man of Coniston. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Noun
  1. 1
    An elderly man. countable, literally, uncountable
  2. 2
    a familiar term of address for a man wordnet
  3. 3
    One's father. colloquial, countable, uncountable

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

  4. 4
    an informal term for your father wordnet
  5. 5
    A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age. colloquial, countable, uncountable

    "“[…] Now if that thing is balling—and your old lady or your old man is off somewhere flashing and doesn't want to be touched—well, you get put down on acid, you can be on a bummer for months.”"

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  1. 6
    a man who is very old wordnet
  2. 7
    One's male employer, irrespective of age. countable, slang, uncountable
  3. 8
    (slang) boss wordnet
  4. 9
    A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age. countable, slang, uncountable
  5. 10
    aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe wordnet
  6. 11
    Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age. UK, countable, dated, uncountable

    "“Don't mention it, old man,” I responded courteously."

  7. 12
    Synonym of Old Adam. uncountable
  8. 13
    Synonym of southernwood. uncountable
  9. 14
    The state of human nature without the spiritual transformation brought about by redemption through Jesus Christ. countable, uncountable

    "A new light has entered into the life and transformed it wonderfully, the soul has been born again, the old man has been put off, the new man which is akin to Jesus Christ has been put on."

  10. 15
    Used attributively to denote something of exceptional size, strength, age etc. Australia, countable, uncountable

    "‘You watch out for them old man brown snakes in here. I seen a shed skin back there in the hall.’"

Etymology

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

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