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old lady

noun

: someone's wife or girlfriend

: someone's mother

Full Definition of OLD LADY

1
:  wife
2
:  mother
3
:  girlfriend; especially :  one with whom a man cohabits
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First Known Use of OLD LADY

1836

Related to OLD LADY

Synonyms
ma, mama (also mamma or momma), mammy, mater [chiefly British], mom, mommy, mother

Rhymes with OLD LADY

bag lady, first lady, forelady, landlady, milady, pink lady, saleslady

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