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old women

old women is the plural of old woman.

Meaning of old woman

Noun

old woman (countable and uncountable, plural old women)

  1. (literally) An elderly woman.
  2. (countable, derogatory, informal) A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.
    • Stop being such an old woman and get on with it.
  3. (countable, informal, slang) One's wife.
  4. (countable, informal, slang) One's mother.
  5. (uncountable) The plant sea wormwood.

Questions about old women

What is old women the plural of?
Old women is the plural of old woman.

Words near old women in the dictionary

  1. old wivish
  2. Old Woking
  3. Old Wolverton
  4. old woman
  5. old woman's tooth
  6. old women
  7. Old Woodhall
  8. Old World
  9. Old World blackbird
  10. Old World blackbirds
  11. Old World flycatcher

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