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

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

From BBC

"He said 'you're not going anywhere yet', I was clutching his shoulder and having a chat like two old women," she said.

From BBC

She makes a grab for Cocoa, and I do something that would get me grounded for life if this was a regular old woman: I shove DD so hard, she falls on her butt.

From Literature

Related Words

• granny