old lady

noun

, Informal.

1. a mother, usually one's own.
2. a wife.
3. a girlfriend or female lover, especially a female lover with whom one cohabits.

old lady

noun

1. an informal term for mother 1 wife
2. a large noctuid moth, Mormo maura, that has drab patterned wings originally thought to resemble an elderly Victorian lady's shawl

Word History and Origins

Origin of old lady¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Jennie Booth stands in the 7,000sq ft stock room and says new sites like this shake off the image of charity shops having "little old ladies doing their knitting behind the counter".

From BBC

“An old lady told me she used to worship Saraswati daily,” says Mr Puri.

From BBC

In a series of photos and videos, she's seen in hospital and saying she feels "like an old lady".

From BBC

“I feel like an old lady,” they said, adding “I told myself I’m giving myself two more years to be sick.”

From New York Times

“I feel like an old lady,” Halsey says aloud in the first video, while rubbing her legs in apparent pain.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• bride
• lover
• spouse
• wife