old woman

noun

1. an informal term for mother 1 wife
2. a timid, fussy, or cautious person

Derived Forms

• ˌold-ˈwomanish, adjective

Example Sentences

“It’s important for me, when I’m an old woman, to be able to play my grandkids these songs that I wrote for myself — to say, ‘These were my specific stories.’”

From Los Angeles Times

Before she has had a chance to venture forth into the world as an adult, she finds herself turning into an old woman.

From Los Angeles Times

In Season 1, he’d attempted to pry an old woman from her home in hopes of putting a golf resort on the land and impressing his bosses; in the end, he advised her not to sign the papers, but the current season finds him unfortunately back on that horse, in a complete moral backsliding.

From Los Angeles Times

"I didn't feel like a 20-year-old anymore, I felt like an old woman."

From BBC

“Now, the thing is, they were stashed all over her house. Under her bed, in her closet, in the silverware drawer. And we wondered what was going on. And it occurred to us that towards the end of her life, Mamaw couldn’t get around so well. And so, this frail old woman made sure that no matter where she was, she was within arm’s length of whatever she needed to protect her family. That’s who we fight for. That’s American spirit!”

From Salon

Related Words

• granny