English Dictionary

old man

noun

An elderly man. / (slang) One's father. / (slang) A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age. / (slang) One's male employer, irrespective of age.

The old man sat on the park bench, feeding the pigeons.

意味（1）

An elderly man.

意味（2）

(slang) One's father.

He smacked me around some. Didn't everybody's old man?

意味（3）

(slang) A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age.

“[…] Now if that thing is balling—and your old lady or your old man is off somewhere flashing and doesn't want to be touched—well, you get put down on acid, you can be on a bummer for months.”

意味（4）

(slang) One's male employer, irrespective of age.

意味（5）

(slang, military) A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.

意味（6）

(UK, dated) Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.

“Don't mention it, old man,” I responded courteously.

意味（7）

(uncountable, herbs) Synonym of southernwood

意味（8）

(Christianity) The state of human nature without the spiritual transformation brought about by redemption through Jesus Christ.

A new light has entered into the life and transformed it wonderfully, the soul has been born again, the old man has been put off, the new man which is akin to Jesus Christ has been put on.

意味（9）

(Australia) Used attributively to denote something of exceptional size, strength, age etc.

‘You watch out for them old man brown snakes in here. I seen a shed skin back there in the hall.’