old man Synonyms
Another word for old man
• noun (Context 1)
An elderly male person; a man of advanced age.
"The greybeard sat on the park bench feeding breadcrumbs to the pigeons."
• noun (Context 2)
One's father (informal, typically preceded by a possessive determiner).
"My father taught me how to repair bicycles in the garage when I was a kid."
• noun (Context 3)
A woman's husband or male romantic partner (slang, typically preceded by a possessive determiner).
"She told her friends that her husband was cooking dinner for their anniversary."
• noun (Context 4)
A male in a position of authority, such as a commanding officer, ship's captain, or employer (informal, usually preceded by 'the').
"Everyone in the office straightened up when the boss walked onto the floor."
• noun (Context 5)
Southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum), a bushy aromatic perennial subshrub in the family Asteraceae native to Eurasia, cultivated for its finely divided,camphor-scented greyish-green foliage.
"She planted a sprig of fragrant southernwood near the garden gate for its pleasant lemon-camphor scent."
Opposites of old man
The opposite of old man shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: