1. A man who is very old
   "The old man shared stories from his youth";
   - greybeard [Brit, Cdn], graybeard [US], Methuselah
    
2. [informal] An informal term for your father
   "My old man taught me how to fish when I was young"
    
3. A familiar term of address for a man
   "What's new, old man?";
   - old boy, old fruit [Brit, informal]
    
4. [slang] Boss
   "The old man wants to see you in his office"
    
5. Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
   "The old man plant contributed its distinctive flavour to the traditional spirit";
   - common wormwood, absinthe, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium

Derived forms: old men

Type of: adult male, begetter [archaic], boss, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], da [dialect, informal], dad [informal], dada [informal], daddy [informal], dysphemism, father, geezer [Brit, informal], golden ager [N. Amer, informal], guy [informal], hirer, hombre [N. Amer, informal], male parent, man, old person, oldster [N. Amer, informal], pa [informal], papa [informal], pappa [informal], pappy [informal], pop [informal], poppa [N. Amer, informal], senior citizen, sod [informal], wormwood

Part of: absinth, absinthe, genus Artemisia

Encyclopedia: Old man