Thesaurus results for OLD LADIES

old ladies

noun

plural of old lady

as in moms

a female human parent the story is that my old lady wanted to name me "Cecil," but the old man prevailed

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as in wives

the female partner in a marriage he jokingly commented that he'd love to buy a sports car, but his old lady would throw a fit

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as in girlfriends

a female romantic companion if he ever tried stepping out on her, his old lady would fill him with buckshot

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Recent Examples of old ladies For The Times) Courtney does great old ladies and whining teens, Michaels plays great curmudgeons and Palermo is great at space work. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Most of the other tenants were lonely old ladies. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026 Little old ladies lay down their canes to get close to him. — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 There were old ladies’ sequin dresses and their Sunday best. — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026 The number of people who think that Renee Good being murdered or that picking up old ladies off the street is something that’s appropriate is tiny. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026 The little old ladies in the nursing home are engaging and creepy, inviting visitors into their rooms filled with mummified bodies wrapped in spider webs. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 Three old ladies dressed in black peer through a tiny shop window, and a group of children in thick winter coats play with a Jack Russell dog. — Joanne Harris september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025 The kind of person who helps old ladies with their groceries and warns kids about the dangers of drugs. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Separately, the pediatricians recommend a vaccine-like medication for those infants whose moms weren't vaccinated and some other high-risk babies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
After consumers responded favorably to this more authentic casting, Jerome Bettis and Michael Strahan got in the soup-shilling game with their respective moms.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of moms

Noun

Becca and Renee Good were not legally married, according to a family lawyer, but referred to one another as wives.

— Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
But in 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court overruled the convictions — arguing that jurors shouldn’t have been allowed to hear information about Randolph’s previous wives, including Gault, and his time in prison.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of wives

Noun

Meet Allison Kaye, a makeup artist whose entire business is traveling around the country getting athletes' wives and girlfriends glammed up for game day.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
In addition to testimony from Perry Bowick, the series will include stories of firsthand memories from Perry’s friends David Pressman and Roger Castillo, along with several former girlfriends.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

Noun

The legislation also included a bill sponsored by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando) that aims to expand access to breast pumps and services for nursing mothers through Medi-Cal.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
But while politicians trade barbs, residents in Rio de Janeiro have been designing their own responses, with ex-traffickers launching podcasts and grieving mothers stepping up to stop youth recruitment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of mothers

Noun

All net proceeds were donated to charities that support and advocate for women and girls, and as the evening came to a close, Melinda Gates matched the $10 million already raised and brought the total to $20 million.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
But hair loss is also a potential symptom of PMOS, which stands for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, a common hormonal disorder that affects about 5 to 6 million women in the United States.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of women

Noun

The subtitle of the play includes the words mean girls, which of course references the American pop culture behemoth.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Not long after both girls had been discharged, a mutual acquaintance connected their two families, who gathered in Marris’ backyard.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of girls

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