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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
Little old ladies lay down their canes to get close to him.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for old ladies
Noun
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Silky moms tend to favor hospital births and are more open to formula feeding and scheduled vaccinations.—
Jana Pollack,
Parents,
6 Mar. 2026
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The club will be giving $15,000 in educational grants to 12 women, mostly single moms, enrolled in local trade schools and colleges.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Tureaud brothers and their wives, who also happen to share the same first name -- Courtney Dupuy Tureaud and Courtney Edwards Tureaud -- welcomed baby boys Briggs and Tate on March 2 at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.—
GMA Team,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Artificial women become wives and objects.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There’s a lot that is real and very honest — my childhood, my friends, ex-girlfriends.—
Ivy Pochoda,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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As for Rodgers’ comments about his two most recent ex-girlfriends, none had an immediate response, according to Page Six.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Barnes credits the civil rights era and especially mothers with helping de-popularize blackface in the 1970s, first in schools and then in the larger culture.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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This reality forces parents, usually mothers, to cut back their hours, turn down opportunities, or leave the workforce.—
Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In fact, the Academy has nominated two women in this category only once in almost 100 years—Zhao for Nomadland and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman, back in 2021.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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Helen Arevalo, one of the guides on the boat who is herself a ribereño and grew up in a tiny jungle village called Nueva Esperanza or New Hope, spoke with pride of being one of the only women guides in the region.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At least 175 died in an attack on a girls' school.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The coming-of-age story follows two girls passionately pursuing their dreams of becoming manga artists.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Old ladies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20ladies. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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