old boy

/oʊld bɔɪ/
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Other forms: old boys

Definitions of old boy
  1. noun
    a former male pupil of a school
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    type of:
    alum, alumna, alumnus, grad, graduate
    a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
  2. noun
    a familiar term of address for a man
    synonyms: old man
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    type of:
    adult male, man
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  3. noun
    a vivacious elderly man
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    type of:
    golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen
    an elderly person
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