old-ladyhoodn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈleɪdɪhʊd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊ(ld)ˈleɪdiˌ(h)ʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old lady n., -hood suffix.

Etymology: < old lady n. + -hood suffix. Compare slightly earlier old-maidenhood n., and ladyhood n.

The condition of being an old lady.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > state of being

anility1623

beldamship1633

anileness1727

tabbyhood1797

old-wifery1827

old womanism1828

old-womanry1828

old-womanliness1877

old-ladyhood1888

old-womanishness1914

1888 Lady 25 Oct. 374/3 Caps,..charmingly suggestive of pretty old-ladyhood.

1911 H. James Let. 19 Sept. in H. James & E. Wharton Lett. (1990) iv. 191 I wrote to you my few lines the other day—melancholy from poor dear Howard's having at last so franchi le pas old-ladyhood.

1923 K. D. Wiggin My Garden of Memory (1929) xlii. 437 Mrs. Sellar could never serve as my model of old-ladyhood.

1991 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 17 Mar. c5 The shapeless coin-dotted navy silk dresses that used to be the uniform of old-ladyhood.

2002 Times (Nexis) 14 Jan. (Features section) For the (presumably youngish) reporters involved, the state of old ladyhood is intensely comic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old-ladyhood
释义	old-ladyhoodn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d)ˈleɪdɪhʊd/, U.S. /ˌoʊ(ld)ˈleɪdiˌ(h)ʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old lady n., -hood suffix. Etymology: < old lady n. + -hood suffix. Compare slightly earlier old-maidenhood n., and ladyhood n. The condition of being an old lady. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > state of being anility1623 beldamship1633 anileness1727 tabbyhood1797 old-wifery1827 old womanism1828 old-womanry1828 old-womanliness1877 old-ladyhood1888 old-womanishness1914 1888 Lady 25 Oct. 374/3 Caps,..charmingly suggestive of pretty old-ladyhood. 1911 H. James Let. 19 Sept. in H. James & E. Wharton Lett. (1990) iv. 191 I wrote to you my few lines the other day—melancholy from poor dear Howard's having at last so franchi le pas old-ladyhood. 1923 K. D. Wiggin My Garden of Memory (1929) xlii. 437 Mrs. Sellar could never serve as my model of old-ladyhood. 1991 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 17 Mar. c5 The shapeless coin-dotted navy silk dresses that used to be the uniform of old-ladyhood. 2002 Times (Nexis) 14 Jan. (Features section) For the (presumably youngish) reporters involved, the state of old ladyhood is intensely comic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888
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