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old woman

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noun

  1. an informal term for mother 1 wife

  2. a timid, fussy, or cautious person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"It is obvious that Ms Ghost, a 49 year old woman, should have appreciated the inappropriateness of her conduct regardless of whether there was any sexual motivation or conduct," the judgement read.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

An old woman hugged him and started to cry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Two exhumations have taken place so far, including the remains of a 94 year old woman who died in 2018, and a 78 year old patient who died in 2015.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

“A grandmother, an old woman like me, alone.”

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026

Farmer says to them, speaking of the old woman in the house, “You love her a lot? Do you tell her? Don’t lie to me now.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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