Father Time Methuselah Nestor Old Paar antecedent anterior anticipatory centenarian ci-devant dean dotard doyen doyenne earlier early elder eldest father first first-born firstling fore foregoing former gaffer geezer golden-ager gramps grandfather grandsire graybeard major nonagenarian octogenarian old chap old codger old dog old duffer old geezer old gent old gentleman old man old party old-timer oldest oldster pantaloon patriarch preceding precurrent preexistent presbyter previous prime primogenitary prior senior senior citizen septuagenarian sexagenarian sire the quiet-voiced elders venerable sir veteran