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
  • This exercise brought memories of our dear old dad.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • My dad happens to be walking out of this restaurant and turns right.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • In this new season, the Landry women will find themselves in the year 1974, during the time when Del met her now-late husband, Colton (Jefferson Brown).
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • After a lifelong fascination with Japan, Elisa Garcia, a retired attorney, dreamt of walking hand-in-hand with her husband under the falling cherry blossoms.
    Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of husband
Noun
  • Her boyfriend, Joseph (Thierry Rode), drives a cab.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Bradley was last seen with her boyfriend, Williams, an investigation led by Missing Persons Detective Elizabeth Mills determined.
    Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of boyfriend
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  • Officials said the charges came after investigators presented additional evidence to a grand jury following the arrest of 33-year-old Andrew Kammerer, the child's father.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Stack has attributed this to his father’s short temper.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of father
Noun
  • Lauryn has since debuted her new relationship with boyfriend Darrin Kitchens on Facebook in September — and Shannon approves of her daughter's new beau.
    Dory Jackson, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this month the singer was spotted cheering on her beau with her parents, Andrea and Scott Swift, and was praised for her kind interaction with fans.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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  • Charmaine was being threatened by her baby daddy Calvin and was looking into getting a restraining order against him.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Feedback concerning the project has been fiery: Think 27-hour-long county board meetings, dissenters showing up in Civil War garb and even a letter of opposition from No. 1 history daddy Ken Burns.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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