old dearn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈdɪə/, U.S.

/ˈoʊl(d) ˈdɪ(ə)r/

Forms: also (in sense 2) with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., dear n.²

Etymology: < old adj. + dear n.² Compare old girl n.

a. An old person, esp. a woman; used esp. with connotations of physical or mental frailty. Frequently with descriptive modifier.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun]

old wifeeOE

old womanOE

trota1375

carlinec1375

cronec1386

vecke1390

monea1393

hagc1400

ribibec1405

aunt?a1425

crate14..

witchc1475

mauda1500

mackabroine1546

grandam?1550

grannam1565

old lady1575

beldam1580

lucky1629

granny1634

patriarchess1639

runta1652

harridan1699

grimalkin1798

mama1810

tante1815

wifie1823

maw1826

old dear1836

tante1845

Mother Bunch1847

douairière1869

dowager1870

veteraness1880

old trout1897

tab1909

bag1924

crow1925

ma1932

Skinny Liz1940

old bag1947

old boot1958

tannie1958

LOL1960

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xiii. 126 She did no hesitate to inform him..that Mr. Pickwick was ‘a delightful old dear’.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. x. 107 Lady Ann is a ridiculous old dear.

1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xlv You are such a devoted old dear.

1955 J. Thomas No Banners ii. 23 Remember the old dear at La Souterraine who fed us on bread and ham and cheese and a bottle of wine?

1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 100 A very exalted old dear, the wife of a very senior officer.

b. colloquial (British and Irish English). With the or possessive adjective. The mother of the person speaking, addressed, or referred to.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun]

mothereOE

dame?c1225

merea1275

childbearera1382

genitricea1500

mammy1523

dama1547

mama1555

genetrix1561

mam1570

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old lady1599

authoressc1603

mam1608

genitress1610

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mummy1768

momma1810

madre1815

maw1826

ma1829

marm1835

mater1843

mom1846

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mamacita1887

mutti1905

birth mother1906

duchess1909

amma1913

momsey1914

mums1915

moms1925

mata1945

baby-mother1966

mama1982

old dear1985

baby-mama1986

1985 M. Munro Patter 12 I'm meant to be goin [sic] to my old dear's but I think I'll give it a body swerve.

1991 J. O'Connor Cowboys & Indians (1992) 76 He'd..pranged the old dear's Volvo on the way home from the Leeson Street strip and run over the foot of a policeman.

1999 C. Dolan Ascension Day (2000) viii. 171 I'd talk direct to your old dear, only I wouldn't want to put the shits up her.

2. As a familiar form of address, esp. to an older woman. Cf. dear n.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > as term of address

motherc1275

aunt1750

tante1815

tante1845

old dear1866

ouma1904

auntie1938

tannie1958

tita1963

1866 W. Collins Armadale I. v. 208 My poor Old Dear,—How very little you know of my sensitive nature.

1898 W. S. Gilbert King Borria Bungalee Boo in Bab Ballads 158 And neat little Titty-Fol-Leh Said, ‘Tootle-Tum, you go along! You naughty old dear, go along!’

1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xix. 240 Bad luck, old dear, and you can stick your job up the sewer!

1976 J. Wilson Let's Pretend viii. 86 Come on, old dear. I want you to get up and get dressed.

2002 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 8 June a13 Penelope, old dear, I feel a migraine coming on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old dear
释义	old dearn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈdɪə/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d) ˈdɪ(ə)r/ Forms: also (in sense 2) with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., dear n.² Etymology: < old adj. + dear n.² Compare old girl n. 1. a. An old person, esp. a woman; used esp. with connotations of physical or mental frailty. Frequently with descriptive modifier. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] old wifeeOE old womanOE trota1375 carlinec1375 cronec1386 vecke1390 monea1393 hagc1400 ribibec1405 aunt?a1425 crate14.. witchc1475 mauda1500 mackabroine1546 grandam?1550 grannam1565 old lady1575 beldam1580 lucky1629 granny1634 patriarchess1639 runta1652 harridan1699 grimalkin1798 mama1810 tante1815 wifie1823 maw1826 old dear1836 tante1845 Mother Bunch1847 douairière1869 dowager1870 veteraness1880 old trout1897 tab1909 bag1924 crow1925 ma1932 Skinny Liz1940 old bag1947 old boot1958 tannie1958 LOL1960 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xiii. 126 She did no hesitate to inform him..that Mr. Pickwick was ‘a delightful old dear’. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. x. 107 Lady Ann is a ridiculous old dear. 1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xlv You are such a devoted old dear. 1955 J. Thomas No Banners ii. 23 Remember the old dear at La Souterraine who fed us on bread and ham and cheese and a bottle of wine? 1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 100 A very exalted old dear, the wife of a very senior officer. b. colloquial (British and Irish English). With the or possessive adjective. The mother of the person speaking, addressed, or referred to. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] mothereOE dame?c1225 merea1275 childbearera1382 genitricea1500 mammy1523 dama1547 mama1555 genetrix1561 mam1570 mum?1595 old lady1599 authoressc1603 mam1608 genitress1610 old woman1668 old girl1745 mummy1768 momma1810 madre1815 maw1826 ma1829 marm1835 mater1843 mom1846 mommy1846 maternal1867 motherkins1870 muvver1871 mumsy1876 mamacita1887 mutti1905 birth mother1906 duchess1909 amma1913 momsey1914 mums1915 moms1925 mata1945 baby-mother1966 mama1982 old dear1985 baby-mama1986 1985 M. Munro Patter 12 I'm meant to be goin [sic] to my old dear's but I think I'll give it a body swerve. 1991 J. O'Connor Cowboys & Indians (1992) 76 He'd..pranged the old dear's Volvo on the way home from the Leeson Street strip and run over the foot of a policeman. 1999 C. Dolan Ascension Day (2000) viii. 171 I'd talk direct to your old dear, only I wouldn't want to put the shits up her. 2. As a familiar form of address, esp. to an older woman. Cf. dear n.² ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > as term of address motherc1275 aunt1750 tante1815 tante1845 old dear1866 ouma1904 auntie1938 tannie1958 tita1963 1866 W. Collins Armadale I. v. 208 My poor Old Dear,—How very little you know of my sensitive nature. 1898 W. S. Gilbert King Borria Bungalee Boo in Bab Ballads 158 And neat little Titty-Fol-Leh Said, ‘Tootle-Tum, you go along! You naughty old dear, go along!’ 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xix. 240 Bad luck, old dear, and you can stick your job up the sewer! 1976 J. Wilson Let's Pretend viii. 86 Come on, old dear. I want you to get up and get dressed. 2002 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 8 June a13 Penelope, old dear, I feel a migraine coming on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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