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old lady
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
old lady
(noun)
old lady
noun
plural
old ladies
old lady
noun
plural
old ladies
Britannica Dictionary definition of OLD LADY
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informal
1
:
someone's wife or girlfriend
He cheated on his
old lady
.
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:
someone's mother
My
old lady
says I have to be home by eight.
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