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old man

noun [S]
 
 
slang

Definition

someone's father or someone's husband: Thought I'd take the old man out for a drink tonight. My old man's taking me on holiday.Names people call their close relativesRomantic and sexual partners
(Definition of old man noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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