old boynoun
uk/ˌəʊld ˈbɔɪ/us/ˌoʊld ˈbɔɪ/old boy noun (OLD MAN)
[ C ] mainly UK informal an old man:
the old boy next door
[ as form of address ] mainly UK old-fashioned a way that some men address male friends that they have known for many years:
Come on, old boy, drink up.
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The elderly
- a ripe old age idiom
- aged
- ageism
- agism
- centenarian
- crock
- geriatric
- geriatrics
- gerontology
- octogenarian
- old
- old age
- old age pensioner
- old girl
- senile
- senior citizen
- septuagenarian
- seventies
- sexagenarian
- the gray dollar
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old boy noun (STUDENT)
[ C ] UK An old boy of a particular school is a man who went to school there as a child:
an old-boy reunion
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Students & pupils
- -grader
- alumna
- alumnus
- attrition
- batchmate
- boarder
- entrant
- frosh
- graduate
- infant
- intern
- internship
- learner
- pupil
- schoolgirl
- schoolmate
- sixth-former
- sophomore
- student
- theologian
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Idiom(s)
the old-boy network