old woman

noun

1. an informal term for mother 1 wife

2. a timid, fussy, or cautious person

Other Word Forms

• old-womanish adjective

Example Sentences

The fake videos included one in which an old woman fed apples to a bear, and another in which an unarmed high school student fended off a bear with her bare hands.

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Police then searched office premises in the early hours of 24 November, the same day that a 40-year-old man and a 38-year old woman were arrested.

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And where’s that creepy old woman from the Cape Fear Pier?

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The old woman grunted and used one long, gnarled finger to beckon Penelope inside.

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“Nice babies,” the old woman said, and smiled broadly.

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Related Words

• granny