old man

/oʊld mæn/

/əʊld mæn/

Definitions of old man

1. noun

   a man who is very old
   synonyms: Methuselah, graybeard, greybeard

   types:

   codger, old codger

   used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man

   antique, gaffer, old geezer, old-timer, oldtimer

   an elderly man

   patriarch

   a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

   type of:

   adult male, man

   an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

   golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen

   an elderly person
2. noun

   a familiar term of address for a man
   synonyms: old boy

   type of:

   adult male, man

   an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
3. noun

   an informal term for your father
   type of:

   dysphemism

   an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one

   begetter, father, male parent

   a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
4. noun

   aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
   synonyms: Artemisia absinthium, absinthe, common wormwood, lad's love

   type of:

   wormwood

   any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
5. noun

   (slang) boss
   type of:

   boss, hirer

   a person responsible for hiring workers