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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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Besides, why don’t dads ever get labeled?—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2026
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The dads and sons hustled to a nearby dirt patch.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In this sketch, a group of women worries about whether their husbands in the other room are getting along.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2026
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What looked at first to be a repeat of a recent sketch about wine-drinking wives chatting in the kitchen and playing truth or dare instead pivoted to a scene about husbands stuck together in a den with nothing to talk about.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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At this, the two strangers returned to a parallel silence for the rest of the flight, both of them thinking about their fathers while trying to think of something else.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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So, to help fathers and other male caregivers feel more comfortable sharing their experiences, some Parent Cafes this year will be facilitated by male hosts, a recent news release from the health department said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Sophomore boys and freshmen and sophomore girls will start the day participating in an on-and off-ice fitness and skills combine, followed by a college/junior hockey fair for participating players.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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Howe coached boys' and girls' cross country, freshman boys' basketball and helped with girls' spring track, according to officials.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Old men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20men. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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