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old man Definition


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old man
noun
    1. slang
      Someone's husband or father.
      Thesaurus: father, parent, patriarch, head of the house, paterfamilias; husband.
    2. colloq
      An affectionate form of address for a man or boy, usually only said by a man addressing another man.
    3. colloq
      Someone in command, eg the captain of a merchant ship; a boss.
    4. theol.
      Unregenerate human nature.
    5. southernwood.
    (Austral)
    6. A full-grown male kangaroo.


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