1
as in mom
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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2
as in wife
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 girlfriend
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 Synonyms for old lady
Noun
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Yet Law & Order never had intimate scenes with murderers like me, like when my mom and aunt Mary Ann came up for extended visits as part of the family-reunion program.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025 -
The 38th overall pick, Voit signed for $1.75 million, under the slot value, using some of the money to buy his mom a Chanel purse.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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Mason and his wife previously owned the British Marketplace store on Stirling Road in Davie but sold it a couple years ago and moved to California to be near his dad, who was diagnosed with cancer.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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In his personal life, Goodman has been married to his wife Anna Beth Goodman since 1989.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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His real-life girlfriend Monica Barbaro has been cast as OpenAI’s CTO Mira Murati who was among the board members who fired Altman.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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That same year, Pryor also had son Franklin Mason — who now goes by Mason Pryor — with girlfriend Geraldine Mason. Pryor — who was unafraid of confronting his personal struggles, including substance abuse, in his work — frequently left home to tour.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
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Every student who takes Lavigne’s class, every young person who sees a Black woman owning and operating a cooking school in New Orleans, receives a different message about what’s possible.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Mountain West hired the firm to handle the investigation in the same month that the same firm represented the conference to protect Fleming's eligibility in a request for preliminary injunction to have the trans athlete disqualified from women's competition and the conference tournament.—
Ryan Gaydos , Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Momma had a smooth labor and delivery and both mamma and baby are doing great!—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her.—
Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
30 Oct. 2023
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When Italian momma Zia (Nunzia Schiano) makes the guys a special and intimate dinner, directors/screenwriters Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig’s black comedy shoots off into unexpected directions.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Photos show the skinny momma walking on a purple leash and looking quite tired — but alert — arriving at the shelter.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
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“Old lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20lady. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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