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whitebeard

whitebeard noun: an old man; a greybeard.

Noun

whitebeard (plural whitebeards)

  1. An old man; a greybeard.
    • According to the whitebeards and coffeehouse celebrities, Mullah Abbas had always been there.2008, Massud Alemi, Interruptions: Love, Chaos & Revolution in Iran, page 34

Forms of whitebeard

pluralwhitebeards

Origin of whitebeard

From white + beard.

Questions about whitebeard

What does whitebeard mean?
Whitebeard means an old man; a greybeard.
What part of speech is whitebeard?
Whitebeard is a noun.
What is the plural of whitebeard?
The plural of whitebeard is whitebeards.

Words near whitebeard in the dictionary

  1. whitebark raspberry
  2. whitebarks
  3. whitebass
  4. whitebeam
  5. whitebeams
  6. whitebeard
  7. whitebeards
  8. whitebellies
  9. whitebelly
  10. whitebelly sandperch
  11. whitebelly sandperches

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