WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
old′ man′, [Informal.]
- Informal Termsa father, usually one's own:His old man's letting him have the car for the prom.
- Informal Termsa husband:The office is giving my old man a retirement party.
- Informal Termsa boyfriend or male lover, esp. a male lover with whom one cohabits.
- Informal Terms(sometimes caps.) a person in a position of authority, esp. an employer or a commanding officer:The Old Man has ordered an inspection for Saturday morning.
- Informal Terms(used affectionately in addressing a man).
- ReligionSee old Adam.
- southernwood.
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'old man' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ancient
- churl
- coot
- death
- erigeron
- father
- gaffer
- go
- grand
- grandfather
- greybeard
- jump
- old
- old boy
- old man's beard
- pantaloon
- pappus
- pathetic
- presbyopia
- presbyter
- senate
- senile
- sheikh
- shrew
- signore
- sire
- arcus senilis
- beard
- beard moss
- bone of contention
- chatty
- difficult
- dirty old man
- doddering
- dom
- duffer
- Fagin
- Father Time
- fringe tree
- geriatric
- gerontic
- geronto-
- grand old man
- graybeard
- houseleek
- interpret
- irascible
- lascivious
- leprechaun
- map