old man
An elderly manAn elderly man.
» The old man died of cancer.
Der alte Mann starb an Krebs.
Старик умер от рака.
Цей старий помер від раку.
Старий помер від раку.
Meaning
11 senses(countable, literally, uncountable)An elderly man.
Greis, Alter, alter Mann
стари́кstarík, старичо́кstaričók, дедded
стари́йstarýj, стари́кstarýk, дідdid
a man who is very old
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)One's father.
He smacked me around some. Didn't everybody's old man?
папа́шаpapáša, стари́кstarík, паха́нpaxán
an informal term for your father
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age.
муженёкmuženjók, мужи́кmužík
(countable, slang, uncountable)One's male employer, irrespective of age.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.
(Australia, countable, uncountable)An Australian Aboriginal elder.
(UK, countable, dated, uncountable)Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.
a familiar term of address for a man
(uncountable)Synonym of Old Adam.
(uncountable)Synonym of southernwood.
(countable, uncountable)The state of human nature without the spiritual transformation brought about by redemption through Jesus Christ.
(Australia, countable, uncountable)Used attributively to denote something of exceptional size, strength, age etc.
Examples
707 sentencesThe old man died of cancer.
Цей старий помер від раку.
ruСтарик умер от рака.
deDer alte Mann starb an Krebs.
I'm looking for an old man.
Шукаю старого.
ruЯ ищу одного старика.
deIch suche einen alten Mann.
She married a rich old man.
Вона вийшла за багатого старика.
ruОна вышла замуж за богатого старика.
deSie heiratete einen reichen, alten Mann.
The old man is very kind.
Цей старик - дуже добра людина.
ruСтарик очень добр.
Tom looks like an old man.
Том виглядає як старий.
deTom sieht wie ein alter Mann aus.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English alde mann, aldman, elde man, oldeman, from Old English eald man.From Middle English alde mann, aldman, elde man, oldeman, from Old English eald man.
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Forms
plural: old menSynonyms
54 synonyms- a man who is very old:greybeardgraybeardMethuselah
- a familiar term of address for a man:old boy
- aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe:common wormwoodabsinthelad's loveArtemisia absinthium
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable