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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. 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, boss, dysphemism, father, golden ager, hirer, male parent, man, old person, oldster [N. Amer], senior citizen, wormwood

Part of: absinth, absinthe, genus Artemisia

Encyclopedia: Old man