old enough to be someone's father

old enough to be someone's father
old enough to be someone’s mother/father/ phrase
much older than a particular person This phrase is usually used for talking about two people who are having a romantic relationship .
Thesaurus: general words for age and describing someone's agehyponym
Main entry: old

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old enough to be someone's father (or mother)
informal of a much greater age than someone (esp. used to suggest that a romantic or sexual relationship between the people concerned is inappropriate)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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