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old lady

noun

Definition of old lady

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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Noun

The roundtable of women appear hot and bothered that de Lesseps interrupted Patton’s touching tribute to her mom.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Others, for certain, are incubated by gridiron versions of cheer moms, who shuffle their sons around in search of stardom.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of mom

Noun

Moore’s Mona Friedman is indeed a familiar figure, a shy and impressionable wife who quietly nods along at dinner, lets people cut in front of her at the store, and seems generally uninterested in sticking up for herself.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
The story concerns a blue-collar couple, Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu) and his wife Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon), still struggling to bounce back from the loss of his factory job two years earlier after a brutal government crackdown on striking employees.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of wife

Noun

The girls keep running into Lux (and to his nice new girlfriend) around town, and soon begin spending time with him on purpose.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Former Titans scout Blaise Taylor received consecutive life sentences after his conviction for poisoning his pregnant girlfriend.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlfriend

Noun

Talley, whose mother, Brandii, works as a dental hygienist, went into the day with a one-shot lead and finished six back of eventual winner María José Marín.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The cubs were born in early July to Toba, their mother, and Argos, their father, who has since died of cancer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of mother

Noun

His two boys, Brooks and Luke, and two younger girls, Emma Claire and Milly, have grown up here.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Flash would rewire a street light to provide power for his turntables and speakers, and local kids—usually girls—passed out fliers and served as impromptu publicity teams.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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