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as in dad
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 husband
the male partner in a marriage
my old man and I have been together for 10 years now
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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
my old man and I have decided to move in together
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old man
Noun
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With three younger siblings still at home at the time of her father’s incident, as the oldest child, Franklin, took care of them while their mom was out of state with their dad.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025 -
The man's son had asked for a welfare check because his dad hadn’t checked in for a couple of days since sending the photos.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When one patient, a new mother experiencing postpartum depression, commits an impulsive, desperate act, Linda is forced to contend with her own physically and emotionally unavailable husband.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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That of the vampy, endlessly ambitious, and deliciously ruthless weather presenter Suzanne Stone, who plots to knock off her husband (Matt Dillon) in Gus Van Sant’s satirical romp.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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The 23-year-old, who welcomed her son Halo with boyfriend DDG, admitted to photoshopping her growing belly out of Instagram posts before publicly announcing the birth.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Based on the events of the episodes, the father could have believably been Logan, Jess, new boyfriend Paul, or some random Wookie cosplayer.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
6 Oct. 2025
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The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clemishire and her father filed the lawsuit in Dallas County District Court in June.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Last year’s The Tortured Poets Department, which recounted Swift’s breakups with rocker beau Matty Healy and actor/co-writer Joe Alwyn, bristled at expectations and disappeared into fantasy.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her beau and companion was asleep on his board in the middle of the lagoon.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2023, the baby daddy mystery was seemingly solved by Gilmore Girls costume supervisor Valeria Campbell.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
6 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, these aren’t your daddy’s home videos, these are Tyler Esposito’s dad’s home videos.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Surveillance footage showed Brown carrying the sleeping boy from his bedroom hours before he was found in a pool of blood, WFAA reported, citing Dallas police.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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It was given to a total of 2,249 baby boys in 2024, per the SSA.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Old man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20man. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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