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English noun: old man | |||
| 1. | old man (person) a man who is very old | ||
| Synonyms | graybeard, greybeard, Methuselah | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult male, golden ager, man, old person, oldster, senior citizen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | antique, codger, gaffer, old codger, old geezer, old-timer, oldtimer, patriarch | ||
| 2. | old man (person) a familiar term of address for a man | ||
| Synonyms | old boy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult male, man | ||
| 3. | old man (person) an informal term for your father | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begetter, dysphemism, father, male parent | ||
| 4. | old man (plant) aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe | ||
| Synonyms | absinthe, Artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, lad's love | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wormwood | ||
| Member meronym | genus Artemisia | ||
| Substance meronym | absinth, absinthe | ||
| 5. | old man (person) (slang) boss | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boss, hirer | ||
| Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
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