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Pops vs Oldman - What's the difference?

pops | oldman |

As nouns the difference between pops and oldman

is that pops is father, dad while oldman is an old man.

As a verb pops

is third-person singular of pop.

pops

English

Etymology 1

From papa 'dad'

Noun

(head)
  • (informal, usually, as a form of address) Father, dad.
    • Hey, pops , I'm home.
  • (informal, usually, as a form of address) By extension, another man old enough to be the speaker's father.
    • Usage notes
    Unless the person addressed this way is very close, this can be very disrespectful and belittling.

    Etymology 2

    onomatopoeia

    Noun

    (head)
  • (the sound and related meanings)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (pop)
    • ----

    oldman

    English

    Noun

    (oldmen)
  • (nonstandard, proscribed) An old man.
  • * 1891 , Armenian popular songs, translated into English , page 64:
    • Our Lord an oldman with a white beard
    Seated in glory on the cross
  • * 1986 , A. R. Flowers, De mojo blues: de quest of HighJohn de conqueror , page 160:
    • One of the oldmen started jabbering, US number one, VC number ten thou . . .
  • * 2007 , Bijay Kumar Das, Critical essays on post-colonial literature , page 146:
    • The agony of an oldman for being neglected in the family and ill-treated by his daughter-in-law, abides.