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as in dads
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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as in husbands
the male partner in a marriage
my old man and I have been together for 10 years now
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as in boyfriends
a male romantic companion
my old man and I have decided to move in together
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Recent Examples of old men
It’s based on a 2007 study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings where scientists divided two groups of 50 and 60-year-old men and women into two groups.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The number of 20-year-old men—the primary age for conscription—has fallen 30 percent since 2019 to about 230,000.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Two 28-year-old men were struck and injured in the shooting.
—Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The number of 20-year-old men—the primary age for conscription—has fallen 30 percent since 2019 to about 230,000.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Two 28-year-old men were struck and injured in the shooting.
—Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for old men
Noun
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Raised by two loving moms and two devoted dads, her family dynamic often surprises people.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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When the mothers can no longer accompany the girls, the job falls to the dads, who embark on a momentous trip juxtaposed to the fall of the Berlin Wall.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The lively romantic drama follows five young women in the 1870s, who travel from New York to London searching for husbands.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Divorce was on the rise in the 1920s and 1930s and spiked after wars, like the Civil War, World War I, and later, World War II, when spouses cheated on one another while husbands were deployed.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Those few who showed up had their boyfriends, partners or hubbies with them (close to 40% having a +1).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Sep. 2025
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Let bisexuals hold hands and talk to their little gay boyfriends on the phone under the covers.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Seeing The World Through Their Daughters’ Eyes Annmarie Caño, a clinical psychologist and professor at Gonzaga University, says the shift happens because fathers are pulled into their daughters’ lives in very real ways.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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Willa and Prarie, meanwhile, are both skeptical of their fathers’ fears, but come to understand them as his past reemerges.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Societal expectations often constrain men from showing intimacy to other men, especially when boys enter our teenage years.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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When Jennifer’s Body was first released, the film was badly mismarketed to teenage boys in an attempt to capitalize on Megan Fox’s popularity with the demographic.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Old men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20men. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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