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{{also|Old Man|oldman|Oldman|old-man}}
==English==
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===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|oldman}} {{qualifier|nonstandard}}
* {{l|en|old-man}} {{qualifier|nonstandard}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|alde mann}}, {{m|enm|aldman}}, {{m|enm|elde man}}, {{m|enm|oldeman}}, from {{inh|en|ang|eald man}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en|En-au-old man.ogg|a=AU}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~|old men}}

# {{lb|en|literally}} An [[elderly]] [[man]].
#: {{syn|en|codger|Thesaurus:old man}}
#: {{ant|en|old lady}}
# {{lb|en|colloquial}} One's [[father]].
#: {{syn|en|dad|pa|Thesaurus:father}}
#: {{ant|en|old lady}}
#: {{ux|en|He smacked me around some. Didn't everybody's '''old man'''?}}
#* {{quote-song|en|title=w:Fast Car|author=w:Tracy Chapman|year=1988|passage=See, my '''old man'''{{'}}s got a problem / He lives with a bottle, that's the way it is}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Don Spears|title=Playing for Keeps|year=2002|month=February|publisher=Milligan Books|location=Los Angeles|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781881524526|isbn=1881524523|oclc=52631084|page=183|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781881524526/page/183|passage="How'd your in-laws feel about you marryin' your wife? Maybe you could pass the paper bag and the comb test, but your '''old man''' had dark skin, kinky hair, and he was a dyed-in-the-wool baptist from out in the sticks."}}
# {{lb|en|colloquial}} A [[husband]], or male [[significant other]], irrespective of age.
#: {{syn|en|hubby}}
#: {{ant|en|old lady}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1968|title=w:Slouching Towards Bethlehem|chapter=Slouching Towards Bethlehem|author=w:Joan Didion|passage=“{{...}} Now if that thing is balling—and your old lady or your '''old man''' is off somewhere flashing and doesn't want to be touched—well, you get put down on acid, you can be on a bummer for months.”}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} One's [[male]] [[employer]], irrespective of age.
#: {{synonyms|en|boss|governor}}
# {{lb|en|slang|military}} A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.
# {{lb|en|UK|dated}} {{non-gloss|Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.}}
#: {{syn|en|old bean|old chap}}
#* {{RQ:Wodehouse Right Ho Jeeves|passage=“Don't mention it, '''old man''',” I responded courteously.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1958|author=H. E. Bates|title=The Darling Buds of May
|passage='Coming up, coming up, coming up,' Pop said. 'There you are, Charley, '''old man'''. Larkin Special. Don't ask what's in it. Don't stare at it. Don't think. Just drink it down. In ten minutes you'll feel perfick again.'}}
# {{lb|en|theology|uncountable}} {{synonym of|en|Old Adam}}
# {{lb|en|uncountable|herbs}} {{synonym of|en|southernwood}}
# {{lb|en|Christianity}} The state of [[human nature]] without the [[spiritual]] [[transformation]] brought about by [[redemption]] through [[Jesus Christ]]. <!--Chambers 1908-->
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1906|origmonth=November|origyear=1890|author=Richard Acland Armstrong|editor=George Gilbert Armstrong|title=Richard Acland Armstrong: A Memoir|chapter=What must I do to be saved?|page=155|publisher=Green|text=A new light has entered into the life and transformed it wonderfully, the soul has been born again, the '''old man''' has been put off, the new man which is akin to Jesus Christ has been put on.}}
# {{lb|en|AU}} {{n-g|Used attributively to denote something of exceptional size, strength, age etc.}} {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2002|author={{w|Alex Miller (writer)|Alex Miller}}|title=Journey to the Stone Country|publisher=Allen & Unwin|year_published=2003|page=177
|passage=‘You watch out for them '''old man''' brown snakes in here. I seen a shed skin back there in the hall.’}}

====Usage notes====
* Except for the term of address for a friend, to use the phrase to the face of one's father, employer, etc. would be considered disrespectful or insubordinate.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|elderly man}}
* Abkhaz: {{t|ab|аҭаҳмада}}
* Ainu: {{t|ain|ヘンケ|tr=henke}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|plak|m}}
* Alutor: {{t|alr|ынпыӄлавул|tr=ənpəqlavul}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|شَيْخ|m}}, {{t|ar|عَجُوز|m}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|عجوز|m|tr=ʕagūz}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ծերունի}}, {{t+|hy|ծերուկ}}, {{t+|hy|պառավ}}
* Aromanian: {{t|rup|mosh|m}}, {{t|rup|bitãrnu|m}}, {{t|rup|aush|m}}, {{t|rup|tot|m}}, {{t|rup|pap|m}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|qoca}}, {{t|az|[[qoca]] [[kişi]]}}, {{t|az|ağsaqqal}} {{qualifier|respectful}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|ҡарт}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|agure}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|стары́|m}}, {{t|be|дзед|m}}, {{t|be|ста́рац|m}}, {{t|be|стары́к|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ста́рец|m}}, {{t+|bg|дя́до|m}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|အဘိုးကြီး}}, {{t+|my|အဘိုးအို}}
* Chinese:
*: Dungan: {{t|dng|лохан}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|老漢|tr=lǎohàn}}, {{qualifier|sometimes unfriendly}} {{t+|cmn|老頭兒|tr=lǎotóur}}, {{t+|cmn|老人|tr=lǎorén}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|stařec|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|olding|c}}
* Darkinjung: {{t|xda|ngarrombai}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|maljunulo}}, {{t|eo|oldulo}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|vanamees}}, {{t|et|ätt}}
* Evenki: {{t|evn|этыркэн}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ukko}}, {{t+|fi|äijä}}, {{t+|fi|jäärä}}, {{t|fi|[[vanha]] [[mies]]}}
* French: {{t+|fr|vieillard|m}}, {{t|fr|vieil homme|m}}, {{t+|fr|vieux|m}}, {{t|fr|vieux monsieur|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|vello|m}}, {{t|gl|ancián|m}}, {{t|gl|vellote|m}}, {{t+|gl|vedraño|m}} {{qualifier|now literary}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მოხუცი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Greis|m}}, {{qualifier|indefinite}} {{t+|de|Alter|m}}, {{t|de|alter Mann|m}}, {{t+|de|Väterchen|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|γέρος|m}}, {{t+|el|γέροντας|m}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|γέρων|m}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|बूढ़ा|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|öregember}}
* Ilocano: {{t|ilo|lakay}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|pak tua}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|äijä}}, {{t|izh|ukko}}, {{t|izh|starikka}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|seanduine|m}}, {{t|ga|seanfhear|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|vecchio|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|お爺さん|tr=おじいさん, ojīsan}}, {{t+|ja|親父|tr=おやじ, oyaji}}, {{t|ja|親爺|tr=おやじ, oyaji}}, {{t+|ja|老爺|tr=おやじ, oyaji}}, {{t+|ja|爺|tr=じじい, jijī}}, {{t+|ja|老人|tr=ろうじん, rōjin}}
* Kaingang: {{t|kgp|kófa}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|қарт}}, {{t|kk|шал}}, {{t|kk|қария}} {{qualifier|respectful}}, {{t|kk|ақсақал}} {{qualifier|patriarch}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|អ្នកចាស់}}
* Kikuyu: {{t|ki|mũthee|c1}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|노인(老人)}}, {{t+|ko|할아버지}}, {{t+|ko|로인(老人)}} {{qualifier|North Korea}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|پیرەمێرد}}
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|pîremêr|m}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|абышка}}, {{t+|ky|чал}}, {{t|ky|карыя}} {{qualifier|respectful}}, {{t+|ky|аксакал}} {{qualifier|patriarch}}, {{t|ky|карт}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|senex|m}}, {{t+|la|vetulus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|vecis|m}}
* Ligurian: {{t|lij|vêgio|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|senis|m}}, {{t+|lt|senelis|m}}, {{qualifier|usually a very old man}} {{t|lt|senukas|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|старец|m}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|വയസ്സൻ|m}}, {{t+|ml|വൃദ്ധൻ|m}}, {{t|ml|വയോധികന്‍|m}}
* Manchu: {{t|mnc|ᠮᠠᡶᠠ}}
* Maore Comorian: {{t|swb|ɓakoko|c5|c6}}
* Mon: {{t|mnw|လ ထဴ|tr=lɛ̀ˀ thao}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|mn|өвгөн}}
* Nanai: {{t|gld|мапа}}
* Ndzwani Comorian: {{t|wni|ɓako}}
* Ngarrindjeri: {{t|nay|yandiorn}}
* Ngazidja Comorian: {{t|zdj|mndru-mɓaye|c1|c2}}
* Nivkh: {{t|niv|ӿемар}}
* Nogai: {{t|nog|карт}}
* Northern Ohlone: {{t|cst|húntáts}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|gamling|m}}, {{t|nb|olding|m}}
* Ojibwe: {{t|oj|akiwenzii}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|پیرمرد|tr=pir-e-mard}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|starzec|m}}, {{t+|pl|staruszek|m}}, {{t+|pl|dziadek|m}}, {{t+|pl|stary|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|velho|m}}, {{t+|pt|idoso|m}}, {{t+|pt|velhote|m}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Quechua: {{t|qu|awki}}, {{t+|qu|machu}}, {{t|qu|macu}}, {{t|qu|aukin}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|moș|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|стари́к|m}}, {{t+|ru|старичо́к|m}}, {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t+|ru|дед|m}}, {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t+|ru|де́душка|m}}, {{t+|ru|ста́рец|m}}, {{t|ru|[[пожило́й]] [[челове́к]]|m}}
* Scots: {{t|sco|bodach}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|bodach}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ста̏рац|m}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|stȁrac|m}}
* Shor: {{t|cjs|апшый|tr=apşıy}}
* Sidamo: {{t|sid|geercho}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|starec|m}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|starec|m}}
* Somali: {{t+|so|duq}}, {{t|so|oday}}
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{t|dsb|źěd|m}}
* Southern Altai: {{t|alt|абышка}}, {{t|alt|таада}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|viejo|m}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|mzee|c1|c2}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|gubbe|c}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|мӯйсафед}}, {{t+|tg|куҳансол}}, {{t|tg|пир}}, {{t|tg|пирамард}}
* Taos: {{t|twf|łùłiʼína}}
* Tatar: {{t+|tt|карт}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|వృద్ధుడు|m}}
* Thai: {{t|th|[[ชาย]][[ชรา]]|tr=chaai-chá-raa}}, {{t|th|ตาแก่||tr=dtaa-gɛ̀ɛ}}, {{t+|th|ลุง|tr=lung}}, {{t+|th|แปะ|tr=bpɛ̀}} {{qualifier|esp. of Chinese descent}}, {{t|th|อากง|tr=aa-gong}} {{qualifier|esp. of Chinese descent}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ihtiyar}}
* Ugaritic: {{t|uga|𐎌𐎁}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|стари́й|m}}, {{t|uk|стари́к|m}}, {{t+|uk|дід|m}}, {{t|uk|ста́рець|m}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|بوڑھا|m|tr=būṛhā}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|chol}}, {{t+|uz|qariya}}, {{t+|uz|keksa}}, {{t|uz|moʻysa-fid}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|ông già}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|henwr|m}}, {{t|cy|hynafgwr|m}}
* Yagara: {{t|yxg|bud dair}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|אַלטער|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|father (slang)}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|老子|tr=lǎozi}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|faija}}, {{t|fi|isäukko}}
* French: {{t+|fr|vieux|m}}, {{t+|fr|daron|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|γέρος|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|öreg#Noun|alt=örege}} {{qualifier|only used in the possessive}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|親父|tr=おやじ, oyaji}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|아버지}}
* Ngazidja Comorian: {{t|zdj|mzee|c1|c2}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|stary|m}}, {{t+|pl|staruszek|m}}, {{t|pl|zgred|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|velhote|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|папа́ша|m}}, {{t+|ru|стари́к|m}} {{qualifier|old man}}, {{t+|ru|паха́н|m}} {{qualifier|rude, also "leader" in the criminal slang}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|viejo}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|ông già}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|slang: husband, significant other}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|老公|tr=lǎogōng}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ukko}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|γέρος|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|stary|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|муженёк|m}}, {{t+|ru|мужи́к|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===See also===
* {{l|en|old lady}}
* {{l|en|old woman}}
* {{l|en|old chap}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=adlmno|Dolman|almond|Mondal|dolman|Moland|Lamond|Almond|Maldon}}

{{cln|en|terms of address}}
{{C|en|Artemisias}}