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 Painfully aware of this, Shawn waited for one of the drunk old men to comment, heckle, make one of those incomprehensible jokes that drew rude laughter from adults. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for old men
  1. dads
  2. husbands
  3. boyfriends
  4. fathers
  5. beaux
  6. boys
Noun
  • The events — which started out with 10 moms and five dads and are up to 35 moms and 20 dads — are particularly special to Morgan, who was friends with some of the sons of the parents involved.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Part of it is that there have been a lot of books about Brooklyn dads.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of dads
Noun
  • Of course its all about a murder she is accused of, one of her ex-husbands, and the timing couldn’t be worse for her beleaguered record company Megamax, now run by her first hubby and manager Barry Vogel (Alan Tudyk).
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • It was committed by husbands, fathers, friends, against women in particular (though research also raised awareness of male victims).
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of husbands
Noun
  • And, if so, what will happen to all those chatbot boyfriends?
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • People’s responses were also colored by everyone suddenly having lawyers and managers and agents, wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • Those girls in the hothouses maintained by fathers and uncles certainly would not spare a single thought for Percherette.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly every player on the team is a dad, with seemingly a few players becoming first-time fathers each of the past few seasons.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 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
  • The inspiration started with two boys needing a place to sit.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Their teammate had begun the season competing in boys’ races before switching to girls’ competition.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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