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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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Being a part of the change At one point, as her mom was seeing doctors and scheduling surgeries, Mary Gerend noticed ads popping up on her Instagram page about fundraisers for brain cancer research.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Doodling love hearts for a killer Seitz was a young mom, able and happy to share clothes, cosmetics and girl talk with her daughter.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Boudreaux said that Hoppert's body was taken to the coroner's office and that his wife and mother had been notified.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Another option is to set new boundaries and communicate them clearly to your wife.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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That day, Dizzia and Davis had both tested positive for COVID, so Shawn, eighty-two, and his partner, Deborah Eisenberg, eighty, had agreed to fill in—Eisenberg as the wife and Shawn as the girlfriend.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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At the hearing, prosecutors from the Cook County State's Attorney's office said Roldan's ex-girlfriend had been in a relationship with Garay for four years.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Now, Kaori's mother is left with memories, her family is left with questions and the community is searching for answers.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Instead of driving a 25-mile loop on an ATV for four hours to check the property for soon-to-be mothers, Mushrush uses Halter to ensure none of the cows have calved.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The woman has been taken to the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office in Rochester, Minnesota, for an autopsy, according to officials.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Admitted Gilgo Beach, New York, serial killer Rex Heuermann confessed to the murders of eight women last week, bringing resolution to a 17-year killing spree that terrorized Long Island.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Another girl, Donna Jo, apparently naked on a back-yard lawn, holds several small, round pieces of fruit, still on their leafy branch, clasped to her chest like a trophy.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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One was a girls' madrassa, or religious school.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Old lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20lady. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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