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old man definition

old man

  1. one's father
  2. one's husband
  3. any man in authority, as the head of a company, captain of a vessel, military commander, etc.: with the
  4. one's boyfriend or lover, often, specif., when one lives with him
  5. old Mr. ____: often used to distinguish the father from the son

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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