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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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Its story of five girls — all navigating preteenagerdom under the stewardship of their tragically well-meaning white dads — stands firmly on its own legs, even staring down some of its progenitors.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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During Family Week, moms and moms and dads and dads, dogs and strollers by their sides, fill the town’s main drag.—
Rostam,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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The rumors about her and her previous husbands.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Across the manosphere, however, young people are told that before feminism ruined everything, women used to be cherished and pampered by their husbands.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The trouble reportedly started when some of the party attendees started arguing with each other about their boyfriends, witness Jeremiah Braxton told The Associated Press.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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There was a bit of screaming by girls, but the boyfriends who went along wanted to listen to the band.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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In November 2025, the fathers told the court about their child’s birth and a day later, Uthmeier, the AG, began pushing his way into this case.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Softness and even open expression of feelings between fathers and sons are not part of the male Circassian factory model.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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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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Jackson, who died in 2009, repeatedly denied Chandler’s accusations, as well as those levied by other boys.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
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But among the roughly 200 boys and girls currently enrolled in his Olympique École de Football in Sarthe, north of Port-au-Prince’s international airport in the sprawling Cité Soleil slum, one child will never have that chance.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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“Old men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20men. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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