methuselah
English Thesaurus
1. a man who is very old (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | adult male, man, |
| definition | : | an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | codger, old codger, |
| definition | : | used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | patriarch, |
| definition | : | a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself (noun.person) |
2. (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | patriarch, |
| definition | : | any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | old testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
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