old man

noun

Definition of old mannext
1
as in dad
a male human parent I'll ask my old man if he's up for a round of golf this weekend

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2
as in husband
the male partner in a marriage my old man and I have been together for 10 years now

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3
as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion my old man and I have decided to move in together

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old man
  1. dad
  2. husband
  3. boyfriend
  4. father
  5. beau
  6. daddy
  7. boy
Noun
  • A little boy climbed onto his dad’s lap to get a better view.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Brittany Mahomes, co-owner of the KC Current and wife of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has taken the couple’s children to visit dad at camp the last two summers.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of dad
Noun
  • Feliciano and Jones, a husband-wife duo, are expected to purchase between 40 and 45 percent of the franchise, with several other investors joining them at a smaller combined percentage.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Explosive allegations were also made in a letter sent in June 2024 by Wilson’s lawyer Bryan Freedman to Ghost and the other producers of the film, Ghost’s husband Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of husband
Noun
  • In Kansas, a Sedgwick police chief used Flock license plate readers to track his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend’s vehicles 228 times over four-plus months, The Wichita Eagle reported in 2024.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Burke went on to allege that Hernandez initiated their first kiss and asked him to be her boyfriend.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of boyfriend
Noun
  • Nessie is a native Londoner born to a Singaporean mother and an Egyptian father.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2026
  • As someone who fed on emotion and belonging throughout his career, Keegan had always felt the pull of Newcastle United, the club of his father.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of father
Noun
  • Olsen first teased his relationship with Dockerty in October, soft-launching his new beau by blurring out his face in photos on social media.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Think beau sels oysters, salted fish croquettes, roasted swordfish and pizzas topped with lobster, tomatoes and stracciatella.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of beau
Noun
  • That had come out somewhere in between the baby drama and the daddy-ramming drama.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026
  • But the scene-stealer is Froseth’s hungry-eyed striver, a comic sexpot with her own Marilyn Monroe-esque daddy issues.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of daddy
Noun
  • A little boy climbed onto his dad’s lap to get a better view.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The lawsuit alleges breach of fiduciary duty and claims the school rejected roughly $10 million in pledges from alumni seeking to preserve the all-boys model.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of boy
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“Old man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20man. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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