diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/socket.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/socket.pyi
index b787dd868..b2e8fe272 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/socket.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/socket.pyi
@@ -497,6 +497,9 @@ class timeout(error):
 # Addresses can be either tuples of varying lengths (AF_INET, AF_INET6,
 # AF_NETLINK, AF_TIPC) or strings (AF_UNIX).
 
+_Address = Union[tuple, str]
+_RetAddress = Any
+
 # TODO AF_PACKET and AF_BLUETOOTH address objects
 
 _CMSG = Tuple[int, int, bytes]
@@ -518,18 +521,16 @@ class socket:
         def __exit__(self, *args: Any) -> None: ...
 
     # --- methods ---
-    # second tuple item is an address
-    def accept(self) -> Tuple[socket, Any]: ...
-    def bind(self, address: Union[tuple, str, bytes]) -> None: ...
+    def accept(self) -> Tuple[socket, _RetAddress]: ...
+    def bind(self, address: Union[_Address, bytes]) -> None: ...
     def close(self) -> None: ...
-    def connect(self, address: Union[tuple, str, bytes]) -> None: ...
-    def connect_ex(self, address: Union[tuple, str, bytes]) -> int: ...
+    def connect(self, address: Union[_Address, bytes]) -> None: ...
+    def connect_ex(self, address: Union[_Address, bytes]) -> int: ...
     def detach(self) -> int: ...
     def fileno(self) -> int: ...
 
-    # return value is an address
-    def getpeername(self) -> Any: ...
-    def getsockname(self) -> Any: ...
+    def getpeername(self) -> _RetAddress: ...
+    def getsockname(self) -> _RetAddress: ...
 
     @overload
     def getsockopt(self, level: int, optname: int) -> int: ...
@@ -550,19 +551,18 @@ class socket:
         ...
     def recv(self, bufsize: int, flags: int = ...) -> bytes: ...
 
-    # Any in return type is an address
-    def recvfrom(self, bufsize: int, flags: int = ...) -> Tuple[bytes, Any]: ...
+    def recvfrom(self, bufsize: int, flags: int = ...) -> Tuple[bytes, _RetAddress]: ...
     def recvfrom_into(self, buffer: _WriteBuffer, nbytes: int,
-                      flags: int = ...) -> Tuple[int, Any]: ...
+                      flags: int = ...) -> Tuple[int, _RetAddress]: ...
     def recv_into(self, buffer: _WriteBuffer, nbytes: int,
                   flags: int = ...) -> int: ...
     def send(self, data: bytes, flags: int = ...) -> int: ...
     def sendall(self, data: bytes, flags: int = ...) -> None:
         ...  # return type: None on success
     @overload
-    def sendto(self, data: bytes, address: Union[tuple, str]) -> int: ...
+    def sendto(self, data: bytes, address: _Address) -> int: ...
     @overload
-    def sendto(self, data: bytes, flags: int, address: Union[tuple, str]) -> int: ...
+    def sendto(self, data: bytes, flags: int, address: _Address) -> int: ...
     def setblocking(self, flag: bool) -> None: ...
     def settimeout(self, value: Optional[float]) -> None: ...
     def setsockopt(self, level: int, optname: int, value: Union[int, bytes]) -> None: ...
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class socket:
         def recvmsg_into(self, __buffers: Iterable[_WriteBuffer], __ancbufsize: int = ...,
                          __flags: int = ...) -> Tuple[int, List[_CMSG], int, Any]: ...
         def sendmsg(self, __buffers: Iterable[bytes], __ancdata: Iterable[_CMSG] = ...,
-                    __flags: int = ..., __address: Any = ...) -> int: ...
+                    __flags: int = ..., __address: _Address = ...) -> int: ...
 
 
 # ----- functions -----