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 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 A couple of 70-year-old ladies. — Emma John, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The additional sleep provided by the bassinet also is believed to reduce burnout and postpartum depression in working moms and dads.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Everyone—blue-collar moms, college students, CEOs—suffers from the distractions of carrying around the pinging, blinking pocket-size casinos that our phones have become.

— Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of moms

Noun

It's made by Gugu Zuma-Ncube and Thuli Zuma, two of the daughters of the country's most high-profile polygamist - former President Jacob Zuma, who has four wives.

— Kate Bartlett, NPR, 24 July 2026
Some wives and girlfriends balk at the label, calling it demeaning shorthand that gives short shrift to a woman’s own worth.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of wives

Noun

Photos taken of the outing showed David, 51, Victoria, 52, and Harper, alongside the couple’s other sons, Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, who brought their respective girlfriends, Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Maine Democrats nominated Platner despite a bouquet of red flags, including a Nazi tattoo and allegations of volatile behavior from past girlfriends.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of girlfriends

Noun

In her album, Jenny Sweet portrays them as mothers angry at how humans have warmed their waters, turning them into lobsters in a pot being boiled alive by climate change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
The shooting in Stade, west of Hamburg, took place on June 29 at a facility that provides temporary accommodation for pregnant women or young mothers with children.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of mothers

Noun

But the two young women, who last year launched Cascade, are not concerned about being taken seriously in a traditionally conservative sector dominated by men.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Kelli stays strong as Shamea’s last standing soldier, accusing the other women of trusting a known liar.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of women

Noun

The demographic is broad, with multiple generations shopping together, and some young girls buying fabric for their first sewing projects.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
This prevented Lopez Insua from seeing a sailboat carrying a 19-year-old counselor and five girls, ranging in age from 7 to 13, from a nearby sailing camp that had lost wind and stalled in the tugboat’s path, investigators said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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