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1. A man who is very old
   - greybeard [Brit, Cdn], graybeard [US], Methuselah
    
2. A familiar term of address for a man
   - old boy
    
3. [informal] An informal term for your father
    
4. Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
   - common wormwood, absinthe, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium
    
5. [slang] Boss

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 [Brit, 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