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old woman
old woman n 1. an informal term for mother1, wife1 2. a timid, fussy, or cautious person ˌold-ˈwomanish adjThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  old woman - a woman who is old beldam, beldame - a woman of advanced agegranny - an old womanbeldam, beldame, crone, hag, witch - an ugly evil-looking old womanmother - a term of address for an elderly womangolden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly personadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | | 2. | old woman - herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plantArtemisia stelleriana, beach wormwood, dusty millergenus Artemisia - usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragonwormwood - any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium |
old womannoun senior citizen, old lady, pensioner (slang), retired person, old age pensioner, elder, coffin-dodger (slang), elderly person, O.A.P. (Brit.) a contemptible thief who mugged an old womanTranslationsold woman
old woman1. A mildly disparaging term for (one's) mother. (Variant of "old lady.") One second, I need to ring my old woman and tell her where we're going after school.2. (One's) girlfriend, wife, or romantic partner. Jane's always having to check in with her old woman whenever she comes with us on a night out. My old woman and I have been putting aside some savings for a vacation in the Bahamas this summer.3. An exceptionally fussy, timid, circumspect, or anxious person, especially a woman. Ah, don't be such an old woman. Come out with us this Friday and live a little!See also: old, womanold ˈwoman (informal, especially British English)
1 a person’s wife or mother: Give your old woman a surprise and take her out for a nice meal.
2 (disapproving) a man who worries about things that are not important: My boss is a real old woman. He gets so annoyed if I make even the smallest mistake.See also: old, womanold woman verbSee old ladySee also: old, womanOld Woman
What does it mean when you dream about an old woman?An old woman is an archetypal symbol whose feminine energy is the power of life and death, having brought forth life as a mother and now ushering in the last phase of life as physical deterioration leads to mortal death. Old Womanof Surrey “morn, noon, and night in a hurry.” [Nurs. Rhyme: Mother Goose, 117]See: Frenzyold woman
Related to old woman: Old Woman Who Lived in a ShoeSynonyms for old womannoun senior citizenSynonyms- senior citizen
- old lady
- pensioner
- retired person
- old age pensioner
- elder
- coffin-dodger
- elderly person
- O.A.P.
Synonyms for old womannoun a woman who is oldRelated Words- beldam
- beldame
- granny
- crone
- hag
- witch
- mother
- golden ager
- old person
- oldster
- senior citizen
- adult female
- woman
noun herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North AmericaSynonyms- Artemisia stelleriana
- beach wormwood
- dusty miller
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