old men

noun

Definition of old mennext
plural of old man
1
as in dads
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 husbands
the male partner in a marriage my old man and I have been together for 10 years now

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

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  1. dads
  2. boyfriends
  3. boys
Noun
  • The last time the Swiftie dads do a double take at Paul Sidoti’s Eddie Van Halen guitar during the Reputation interlude.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Favorite famous dads, Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds are up 120% for cat names.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of dads
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  • Any other boyfriends, any other — anybody else.
    Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Older women with boyfriends, yes; older women with bedpans, no.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of boyfriends
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  • Mangione was the class valedictorian in 2016 at Gilman School, a private all-boys school in Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Sun.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione attended the prestigious, all-boys K-12 Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated in 2016 as the valedictorian.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of boys
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