old men

noun

plural of old man
1
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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2
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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3
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 And then there was Vozinha, the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper, making his World Cup debut in a sport not inclined to celebrate old men playing for rookie nations. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The way Luke is handling the love triangle with Joy and Gen makes Nathan and Joe look like sage old men. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026 One of the 20-year-old men was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Twenty-year-old men would be the first age group chosen. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for old men
  1. dads
  2. husbands
  3. boyfriends
  4. fathers
  5. beaux
  6. boys
Noun
  • Our dads are so supportive and down to earth, and that plays a huge part in us not being out of our minds.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Hair braiding 101 Armed with a glass of cold liquid courage and an arsenal of hair elastics and barrettes, dads paired up with one of Strands Aveda’s stylists to learn their daughter’s hairstyle of choice.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dads
Noun
  • After attending the same school together as teens, McPhee and the Duchess of Sussex reconnected, and their husbands also formed a bond.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the women were informed that their husbands had been among those killed during the February attack.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of husbands
Noun
  • She’s also joined by a range of boyfriends, with shoppers being able to pick one that has traditionally light or dark features.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • There’s nothing like two boyfriends to do it for you every time.
    — Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In one nationally representative study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, 81% of adult children who experienced estrangement from their mothers later became unestranged, as did 69% of those estranged from their fathers.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fathers
Noun
  • So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of beaux
Noun
  • Lastly, to dull the war-mongering vigor of the Rivermen, Ormund installs small, scared little boys, ripped from their homes, all along the chemin de ronde — a baby human shield for Ser Daeron the Daring’s great army.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • At a May 11 school board meeting, Matthews appeared with his daughter and urged officials to keep boys and girls in separate bathrooms.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of boys

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“Old men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20men. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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