Meaning

5 senses
  1. (UK)An alumnus, especially of a public school.

    a former male pupil of a school

  2. A former member of a group.

  3. A man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a good old boy.

  4. (UK, informal)An elderly man.

    I got talking to an old boy in the pub, and he told me what the village used to be like in the old days.

    a vivacious elderly man

  5. (UK, dated)A familiar term of address for a man of any age.

    Listen, old boy, I've got some news.

    старина́stariná, стари́кstarík

    a familiar term of address for a man

Examples

53 sentences
  1. Tom is a thirteen-year-old boy.

    Том - тринадцятирічний хлопець.

    ruТом — тринадцатилетний мальчик.

    deTom ist ein dreizehnjähriger Junge.

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  2. Tom is a normal thirteen-year-old boy.

    Том — нормальний тринадцятилічний хлопчина.

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  3. I have a ten-year-old boy.

    ruУ меня десятилетний сын.

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  4. Tom is a three-year-old boy.

    ruТом - трёхлетний мальчик.

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  5. "How are you, old boy?" said Tom.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a familiar term of address for a man:

Forms

plural: old boys
Singularold boy
Pluralold boys

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a familiar term of address for a man:old man

Word family

2 related words
Relatedbig boy
Derivedold boyism

See also

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