1
as in mom
a female human parent
the story is that my old lady wanted to name me "Cecil," but the old man prevailed
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2
as in wife
the female partner in a marriage
he jokingly commented that he'd love to buy a sports car, but his old lady would throw a fit
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3
as in girlfriend
a female romantic companion
if he ever tried stepping out on her, his old lady would fill him with buckshot
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old lady
Noun
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Are these moms overstimulated in the technical sense?—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025 -
TVLine hears that both the mom and son roles have the potential to recur.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Die Hard actor remarried in 2009 and has two daughters with his wife, Emma Heming Willis.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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In addition to Courtney, Roker has two adult children — Leila and Nick — with his current wife, journalist Deborah Roberts.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The victim, identified in the GoFundMe page as David S. Gutierrez, was beaten and stabbed in the heart while out with his girlfriend for Valentine’s Day, the page says.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Police have charged a man with multiple counts of murder for allegedly killing his 19-year-old girlfriend and his 2 1/2-year-old son during a double stabbing in an apartment in West Haven on Saturday night.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
Noun
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The bank, however, has several women in top roles, including Chief Financial Officer Sharon Yeshaya.—
Niket Nishant,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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But when Chris hires au pair Sandrine (Makowski), the young French woman triggers an unsettling shift in the household.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her.—
Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
30 Oct. 2023
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God bless my mamma in heaven!—
Harper's Bazaar Staff,
Harper's BAZAAR,
25 Apr. 2021
Noun
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Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar Key Cast: Yami Gautam Dhar, Pratik Gandhi, Eijaz Khan, Prateik Babbar, Mukul Chadda A high-energy adventure following a timid momma’s boy and a daring wild child who find themselves on the run from ruthless goons on their wedding night.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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Protected her and wouldn't let anybody but momma and us near.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Old lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20lady. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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