how to pronounce старик

/stɐˈrʲik/

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старик is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of старик in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… силы rabiz няет что ее старик совсем …”

meanings of старик

noun:

Old-timer, that man who has worked or served somewhere more than his younger colleagues.
Old man.
Elderly husband for a wife.
Father, foozle.
Chap.

старик frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word старик occurs in russian on average 13.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.