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old lady

noun

Informal.
  1. a mother, usually one's own.
  2. a wife.
  3. a girlfriend or female lover, especially a female lover with whom one cohabits.


old lady

noun

  1. an informal term for mother 1 wife
  2. a large noctuid moth, Mormo maura, that has drab patterned wings originally thought to resemble an elderly Victorian lady's shawl
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of old lady1

First recorded in 1775–85
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“Why are you singing that old lady song to a new baby?†her mother would ask.

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"We try our best but if there's no beds what can we really do? We just make the old lady as comfortable as she can, just make sure that she's okay. But there's no beds."

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“I personally will be come and be here regardless of what goes on there. But I’m a crazy, stubborn old lady. Families will not come back here. It’s impossible.â€

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Jennie Booth stands in the 7,000sq ft stock room and says new sites like this shake off the image of charity shops having "little old ladies doing their knitting behind the counter".

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“An old lady told me she used to worship Saraswati daily,†says Mr Puri.

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