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old man

old man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ohld man]
    • /oʊld mæn/
    • /əʊld mæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld man]
    • /oʊld mæn/

Definitions of old man words

  • noun old man a father, usually one's own: His old man's letting him have the car for the prom. 1
  • noun old man a husband: The office is giving my old man a retirement party. 1
  • noun old man a boyfriend or male lover, especially a male lover with whom one cohabits. 1
  • noun old man (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. 1
  • noun old man (used affectionately in addressing a man). 1
  • noun old man old Adam. 1

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Parts of speech for Old man

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

old man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

old man usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for old man

noun old man

  • benedict — Saint. ?480–?547 ad, Italian monk: founded the Benedictine order at Monte Cassino in Italy in about 540 ad. His Regula Monachorum became the basis of the rule of all Western Christian monastic orders. Feast day: July 11 or March 14
  • bridegroom — A bridegroom is a man who is getting married.
  • co — (slang) company.
  • commandant — A commandant is an army officer in charge of a particular place or group of people.
  • commanding officer — A commanding officer is an officer who is in charge of a military unit.

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