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old boy
n.
1. Chiefly British A graduate of a public school for boys.
2. A man who is a member of an old-boy network.
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old boy
n
1. (sometimes capitals) Brit a male ex-pupil of a school
2. informal chiefly
a. a familiar name used to refer to a man
b. an old man
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old boy
(ˈoʊld ˈbɔɪ for 1; ˈoʊld ˌbɔɪ for 3 )n.
1. an adult male, esp. in the South. Compare good old boy.
2. Chiefly Brit. an alumnus, esp. of a boys' preparatory or public school.
[1595–1605]
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| Noun | 1. |  old boy - a familiar term of address for a manadult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
| 2. | old boy - a vivacious elderly man | |
| 3. | old boy - a former male pupil of a school |
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old boy
old girlnoun alumnus or alumna, former pupil The school boasts a long list of famous old boys.
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bývalý žiak
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