| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | Babbitt, old dear, you're crooked in the first place and a damn skinflint in the second | Баббит, дружище, во-первых, ты стар, а во-вторых, ты чёртов скряга |
| humor. | dear old Blighty | старая добрая Англия (c нач. 20 в. denghu) |
| Makarov. | dear old body | милая старушка |
| brit. | dear old chap | славный малый (That's Neil Simpkins all over. A dear old chap in a thousand ways, but when it comes to showing some business sense, a complete chump. ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | my dear old chap! | душечка моя! (Адресат обращения – мужчина. Translation by Brett Langston  tchaikovsky-research.net LustForLife) |
| gen. | my dear old fellow | дорогой друг |
| affect. | my dear old thing | дорогуша ('But, my dear old thing,' I said, 'it's just lunch-time. The gong will be going any minute now.' (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | old dear | мамуля (A word referring to your mother. My old dear hasn't shut up all day. UD Alexander Demidov) |
| slang | old dear | мама (Arivle) |
| gen. | old dear | старушонка (a patronizing term for an elderly woman. One contained two old dears gamely trying to lever themselves out of their seats.' ‘When she walked through the lobby an old dear loudly told her friend, ‘I do find women in jeans so very common'.' ‘There was an old dear on the telly the other day who was about 80.' ‘As the final moments of conference neared, an innocent-looking old dear distributed the words of all six inspiring verses round the back of the hall.' ‘Two nice old dears are sitting in the foyer of Woburn Elderly Care, a rest home and hospital run by the Presbyterian Church.' ‘I remember the poor old dear in the bed next to me had virtually no drink the whole day.' oxforddictionaries.com Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | old dear | старушенция (an old woman, especially one who is confused. This phrase is sometimes used as an insult. MED Alexander Demidov) |
| Makarov. | you are such a devoted old dear | ты преданный и самый лучший друг |
