old men

Noun

old man (countable and uncountable, plural old men)

1. (literally) An elderly man.

   Synonyms:

   codger

   Antonyms:

   old lady

2. (colloquial) One's father.
   • He smacked me around some. Didn't everybody's old man?

   Synonyms:

   dad, pa, ayr, ba, baba, da, dada, daddio, daddy, father

   Antonyms:

   old lady

3. (colloquial) A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age.
   • “[…] 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.”1968, Joan Didion, “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem

   Synonyms:

   hubby

   Antonyms:

   old lady

4. (slang) One's male employer, irrespective of age.

   Synonyms:

   boss, governor

5. (slang) A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.
6. (Australia) An Australian Aboriginal elder.
   • Big Paddy nursed his grief in a quiet, mad fury. Then he urged the Old Men to ‘sing out’ those responsible for the death of his son.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 26

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