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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  1. dad
  2. husband
  3. boyfriend
  4. father
  5. beau
  6. daddy
Noun
  • After meeting at one of Jelly’s shows in 2015, the couple eloped in Las Vegas in 2016, with Bunnie taking on the new role of stepmom with ease (Jelly is dad to daughter Bailee, 16, and son Noah, 8, from previous relationships).
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Your kids are going through school and the pressure’s already going to be immense with kids saying things because your dad’s an actor.
    Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
  • Men are a structuring absence, as they are spoken of as faithless husbands, potential fiancés, feckless sons.
    John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Vassos released that, too, as well as her fear of falling in love and not honoring her late husband's memory.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • Metro Boomin’s mother, Leslie Wayne, was killed by her boyfriend in a murder-suicide in 2022.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Avery’s boyfriend, Cameron (Jon Rudnitsky), is some sort of nattering cryptcurrency bro.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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  • Brown's father told the media outlet his son's donation saved four lives.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Robert is a conservationist and zookeeper just like his father, who was killed by a stingray at age 44 when Robert was just 2 years old in 2006.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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  • Currently in domestic bliss with longtime beau A$AP Rocky and their two sons, RZA, 2, and Riot, 1, Riri has popped back into music for two major moments since the turn of the decade.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Megan Fox is pregnant and expecting a very emo baby with her on-and-off beau Machine Gun Kelly (or, sorry, mgk).
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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  • However, Laszlo has since channeled his daddy issues into consensual spanking sessions with Nadja and is able to overcome his need to maintain appearances and foil Daddy’s fiendish plan to take over his body and experience physical release for the first time in centuries.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Why is he called the 'map daddy' of political coverage?
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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