"old boy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-old boy.wav Forms: old boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} old boy (plural old boys)
  1. (chiefly British) An alumnus, especially of a public school. Tags: British Categories (topical): Education, People
    Sense id: en-old_boy-en-noun-N-JIjgZf Disambiguation of Education: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 33 11 35 21 Categories (other): British English
  2. A former member of a group. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: OB (alt: alumnus) Derived forms: old boy network Related terms: good old boy, big boy
    Sense id: en-old_boy-en-noun-BnCmbHdP Disambiguation of People: 33 11 35 21
  3. (UK, informal) An elderly man. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-old_boy-en-noun-5lLUK6T4 Disambiguation of People: 33 11 35 21 Categories (other): British English
  4. (UK, dated) A familiar term of address for a man of any age. Tags: UK, dated Categories (topical): People Translations (a familiar term of address for a man): קשישא [masculine] (Hebrew), старина́ (stariná) [masculine] (Russian), стари́к (starík) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-old_boy-en-noun-RYoIdowx Disambiguation of People: 33 11 35 21 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 11 14 58 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 10 7 6 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 13 4 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 13 9 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 13 5 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 21 11 21 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 10 6 78 Disambiguation of 'a familiar term of address for a man': 3 1 5 92

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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