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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
Twenty-year-old men would be the first age group chosen.
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George Petras, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Doors are being smashed and old men dragged out of bed.
—Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
According to booking records, the suspects appear to be two 18-year-old men.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2026
Marty works his connections to learn that Frank won’t be charged for Arthur’s murder — the official verdict is that accidents happen when confused old men own guns.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
George Petras, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Doors are being smashed and old men dragged out of bed.
—Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
According to booking records, the suspects appear to be two 18-year-old men.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2026
Marty works his connections to learn that Frank won’t be charged for Arthur’s murder — the official verdict is that accidents happen when confused old men own guns.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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.
—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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The dads and sons hustled to a nearby dirt patch.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Since becoming a parent, Jodi Lillis thinks a lot about other moms and dads without accommodating jobs or the resources to pay for daily child care and summer camps.—
Shay Castle,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Although their husbands were all friends, some of the widows knew each other prior to the crash, while others had never met.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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One of her husbands was booked on the Titanic.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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All the girls are now wearing little black shades and flipping their hair about maniacally with a pen in their mouth, while their boyfriends are in backwards Kangol flat-caps and riding bicycles.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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It's become a buzzword lobbed at bad bosses and ex-boyfriends, and leaders across the political spectrum.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many of them had a cocky attitude, even after their fathers were killed.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Studies show that women’s earnings fall after having children while men see their wages increase after becoming fathers.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite some very not-so-subtle hints from yours truly, my past beaus have never gifted me a handbag on Valentine’s Day, either.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Wilson brothers [Owen and Luke] are Dallas boys.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.—
James Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Old men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20men. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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