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

Administering the vaccine through a car window is “a little tricky sometimes, especially when you have these tiny little old ladies,” Castro says.

From Washington Post

“I am an old lady and the medicine I get from the pharmacy has directions in Ukrainian,” she says.

From The Daily Beast

Beneath her sweet, Midwestern granny exterior lies a tough-as-nails old lady with absolutely no filter.

From The Daily Beast

When I woke up, it was 11:30 at night, and I saw an old lady in a rocking chair.

From The Daily Beast

It's like she is in Fashion Jail and only allowed to wear frumpy dated Sloane florals and old lady canary yellow.

From The Daily Beast

Could being accused of filching a fragile old lady out of her pennies spell the end for Nicolas Sarkozy?

From The Daily Beast

“To say that you would have more sense than the police, would be a poor compliment,” said the old lady.

From Project Gutenberg

And gathering up Stéphanie like a bunch of snowdrops, the yellow, galvanized iron old lady swept out of the room.

From Project Gutenberg

"I like the old lady, but her son and his wife are very rough people," suggested Dorothy.

From Project Gutenberg

Mis' Calvert, the old lady, she sent me to fetch this basket o' garden sass to Mis' Chester: an' this letter was for you, sir.

From Project Gutenberg

She never comes to see the old lady but she throws her into an agitated state, fit to bring on another attack.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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