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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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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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Shop more of my mom’s favorites on Amazon and refresh your staples ahead of spring.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
8 Mar. 2026 -
New graduates who could readily relocate, get roommates, or move back in with mom and dad can get away with a smaller emergency fund.—
Christine Benz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 80-foot-long grinning behemoth floating in a roadside pond was built as an anniversary gift for the owner’s whale-loving wife.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Shukr's wife and brother told The Associated Press recently that the retired officer does not have any information about Arad's fate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Battle also alleges that Rojas asked him to spy for her by tracking when Dear’s girlfriend or wife would leave.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Jiménez was in his apartment with his girlfriend when agents grabbed him.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Smith said she was once contacted by a mother whose daughter lost a button from her coat.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Rooms have a casual glamour with Filipino touches of capiz shell, mother of pearl, coral, and sea shells.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mumma, 44, is charged with tampering with a deceased human body and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of Gratton, a 34-year-old transgender woman from Denver who disappeared in April and was found dead in a Lakewood alley in June.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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The results showed that women eventually diagnosed with either of these two conditions — 849 with mild cognitive impairment and 752 with dementia — had larger amounts of p-tau217 in their initial blood sample way back in the mid-to-late 1990s.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Decatur girls basketball needed two points to force overtime as the final seconds of regulation ticked away.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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The two teams played their Class 4A Division ll girls state championship basketball game at the Alamodome in San Antonio on March 6, 2026.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Old lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20lady. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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