| NOUN | person | old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah | a man who is very old |
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| person | old man, old boy | a familiar term of address for a man | |
| person | old man | an informal term for your father | |
| plant | old man, common wormwood, absinthe, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium | aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe | |
| person | old man | (slang) boss |
| Meaning | A man who is very old. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah | |
| Narrower | codger, old codger | Used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man |
| old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique | An elderly man | |
| patriarch | A man who is older and higher in rank than yourself | |
| Broader | man, adult male | An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
| oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager | An elderly person | |
| Spanish | abuelo, anciano, viejo | |
| Catalan | ancià, avi, iaio, vell | |
| Meaning | A familiar term of address for a man. | |
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| Synonym | old boy | |
| Broader | man, adult male | An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
| Spanish | viejo | |
| Catalan | vell | |
| Meaning | An informal term for your father. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | dysphemism | An offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one |
| father, male parent, begetter | A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) | |
| Meaning | aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe. | |
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| Synonyms | common wormwood, absinthe, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium | |
| Member of | genus Artemisia | usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America |
| Broader | wormwood | Any of several low composite herbs of the genera ... / genera Artemisia or Seriphidium |
| Substance of | absinth, absinthe | Strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise |
| Spanish | absintio, ajenjo | |
| Catalan | Artemisia absinthium, donzell, vell | |
| Meaning | (slang) boss. | |
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| Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Broader | boss, hirer | A person responsible for hiring workers |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Spanish | viejo | |
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