old dear
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishold dearold dearBritish EnglishOLD/NOT NEW a fairly rude expression meaning an old woman → dearExamples from the Corpusold dear• We were having tea at the same hotel when Mrs Harvey came in, with another old dear.• This week one old dear ignored her relatives and left £25,000 to her tortoise.• One old dear was doing her knitting.• The poor old dear has been having a hard time of late.• Or perhaps the two old dears together.• They were two old dears and good fun, but this one... well!