old man

old man
n Informal.
1. graybeard, old-timer, old boy, elderly man, grandfather, venerable, patriarch, Methuselah; centenarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, sexagenarian; senior citizen, golden-ager, Inf. oldster; gaffer, codger, Sl. geezer; fogey, Sl. fossil.
2. father, papa, Inf. pa, Inf. paw, Inf. pop, Sl. pops, Inf. dad, Inf. daddy, Brit. Inf. pater.
3. husband, man, spouse, mate, partner; lover, cohabitant, Fr. covivant, Fr. intime; boyfriend, Inf. steady, sweetheart.
4.Sometimes Old Man, employer, boss, Inf. boss-man, Sl. the Man, manager, foreman, superintendent, supervisor, Inf. super; commanding officer, superior, commander.
5.(all used in direct address) old friend, old boy, Chiefly Brit. old chap, Inf. old pal, U.S. Inf. old buddy.
6. old stager, old hand, past master, veteran, Inf. old pro, trouper.

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