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单词 old woman
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old woman

Word forms: plural old women
countable noun
If you refer to someone, especially a man, as an old woman, you are critical of them because you think they are too anxious about things.
[informal, disapproval]
Synonyms: senior citizen, old lady, pensioner, retired person More Synonyms of old woman

old woman in British English

noun
1.  an informal term for mother1, wife (sense 1)
2. 
a timid, fussy, or cautious person
Derived forms
old-womanish (ˌold-ˈwomanish)
adjective

Examples of 'old woman' in a sentence
old woman

This is a book about two characters: an old woman and a young one.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In a promo video, the robot addresses a stylish older woman.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
And older women are more likely to opt for a planned C-section.
The Sun (2016)
The ballet has made her a role model for the older woman in a youngster's art form.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They are dressing for their friendship group in the way that older women often dress: for other women.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Then he was joking with me about having a thing about older women.
The Sun (2012)
The old woman came with a candle and placed it in the centre of the table.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
She made a huge fuss about an older woman friend of mine.
The Sun (2010)
For instance an older woman sings about packing her suitcase.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He lived in a dark tent with an old woman.
Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)
The old woman handed over cash and cheques during eight months of being targeted by the rogue gang.
The Sun (2006)
Do you think an older woman is exploiting a young guy in a situation like this or doing him a favour?
The Sun (2012)
The old woman was her mother.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They loved him, especially the older women.
The Sun (2012)
So do her friends' friends sleep with older women as a rite of passage into manhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The other thing he's noticed is that older women are apologetic about their age.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Once pregnant, older women are more likely to need a caesarean which has the same risks as any major operation.
The Sun (2006)
I don't think they thought two old women would fight back.
The Sun (2011)
It's especially good for older women whose lashes are getting a bit thin, since in trials it was found to slow down shedding.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
1 (noun) 
a contemptible thief who mugged an old woman
Synonyms
senior citizen
I sat next to her at the Senior Citizens' Club yesterday.
old lady
pensioner
the pensioners' fuel allowance
retired person
old age pensioner
elder
coffin-dodger (slang)
elderly person
old person
I don't want to sound like an old person, but it was never like this when I was a kid.
matriarch
O.A.P. (British)
kuia (New Zealand)
2 (noun) 
(informal) 
Synonyms
mother
mum (British, informal)
mom (US, Canadian, informal)
mummy (British, informal)
mommy (US, Canadian, informal)
ma (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of old person
I don't want to sound like an old person, but it was never like this when I was a kid.
Synonyms
senior citizen,
senior,
retired person,
old age pensioner,
elder,
pensioner (slang),
coffin-dodger (slang),
elderly person,
O.A.P. (British)
in the sense of pensioner
the pensioners' fuel allowance
Synonyms
senior citizen,
retired person,
retiree (US),
old-age pensioner,
O.A.P.

Nearby words of
old woman

  • old hand
  • old man
  • old person
  • old woman
  • old-fashioned
  • old-style
  • old-time

Synonyms of 'old woman'

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