old woman

old woman
Synonyms and related words:
Lord Fauntleroy, Methuselah, Percy, antediluvian, antique, back number, beldam, better half, chicken, common-law wife, concubine, conservative, cream puff, crone, dad, dame, dodo, dowager, effeminate, elder, feme, feme covert, fogy, fossil, frump, fud, fuddy-duddy, fuss, fuss-budget, fusser, fusspot, gammer, goodwife, goody, goody-goody, grandam, grandma, grandmother, grannam, granny, great-grandmother, hag, has-been, helpmate, helpmeet, lady, lily, little, longhair, married woman, matriarch, matron, mid-Victorian, milksop, mollycoddle, mossback, nance, nancy, old battle-ax, old believer, old crock, old dame, old dodo, old fogy, old girl, old granny, old lady, old liner, old maid, old man, old poop, old trot, old wife, old-timer, pantywaist, patriarch, pop, pops, reactionary, regular old fogy, relic, rib, sissy, square, squaw, starets, traditionalist, trot, war-horse, weak sister, wedded wife, wife, witch, woman

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  • Old woman — may refer to: an old woman A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation. Old Woman (goddess), a divine hag in Irish and Scottish mythology The Old Woman, a fictional antagonist in David Gemmell s… …   Wikipedia

  • old woman — n BrE old fashioned informal 1.) sb s old woman someone s wife or mother 2.) a man who pays too much attention to small, unimportant details >old womanish adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • old woman — ► NOUN 1) an elderly woman. 2) (one s old woman) informal one s mother, wife, or female partner. 3) derogatory a fussy or timid person …   English terms dictionary

  • old woman — (plural ,old women) noun count 1. ) SPOKEN your mother or wife. This word offends some people. 2. ) INFORMAL a man who worries too much about things that are not important …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • old woman — old women N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone, especially a man, as an old woman, you are critical of them because you think they are too anxious about things. [INFORMAL] …   English dictionary

  • old woman — noun a) An elderly woman. Stop being such an old woman and get on with it. b) A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation. See Also: old lady, old man …   Wiktionary

  • old woman — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms old woman : singular old woman plural old women 1) informal a man who worries too much about things that are not important 2) spoken your mother or wife. This word offends some people …   English dictionary

  • old woman — noun 1》 an elderly woman. 2》 (one s old woman) informal one s mother, wife, or female partner. 3》 derogatory a fussy or timid person. Derivatives old womanish adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • old woman — /oʊld ˈwʊmən/ (say ohld woomuhn) noun 1. a woman who is or who is considered to be old. 2. Colloquial a wife, usually one s own. 3. Colloquial a mother, usually one s own. 4. Colloquial a fussy, silly person of any age or sex: * He is a bit of an …  

  • old woman — noun BrE slang 1 the old woman an offensive expression meaning someone s wife or mother 2 (C) a man who pays too much attention to unimportant details old womanish adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Old Woman Mountains Wilderness — IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) …   Wikipedia

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