Synonyms of old lady
75 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for old lady is old woman. Other synonyms of old lady are babushka, bag, bat, beldame and biddy.
Synonyms and similar words for old lady
nounAn elderly woman.
- old womanAn elderly woman.
- babushka
- bag
- bat
- beldame
- biddy
- bluehair
- bubbe
- carlineA woman; also, a hag or witch.
- carlin Scotland
- croneAn old woman.
- gammerAn old woman.
- gogo
- grandamAn old lady, an elderly woman.
- granny
- grimalkinA bad-tempered old woman; a crone.
- hag
- maumAn elderly woman (often as a title of respect).
- old maid
- prune slang
- spinster
- tabby
- trot
- trout
- witch
- LOLLittle old lady.
- geezer rareWife; old woman.
nounOne's mother.
- mater formal
- matriarch
- mother
- Colloquial or slang synonyms:
- ma US
- mam
- mama
- mamaw
- mamma
- mammaw
- mammy
- mamsieMother, mum.
- mamsyMum, mother.
- meemawSynonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).
- memaw
- mom US, informal
- momsAffectionate term of address for one's mother.
- momma USA betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves, slaked lime, and tobacco) to be chewed on.
- mommy US
- momsy US
- motherling
- mum British
- mummy British
- mumsy BritishMum, mother.
- mutha
- dam obsolete
- minnie Scotland, obsolete
nounOne's girlfriend, wife or female significant other.
- girlfriend
- ball and chain slang
- better half
- boss
- bride
- dutch UK, slang
- 'er indoors UK, colloquialA person's wife.
- frow
- her indoors UK, colloquialOne's wife, especially a domineering one.
- lady
- little woman colloquial
- little lady colloquial
- memsahibA white European woman in colonial India.
- missus colloquial
- troubleWife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
- trouble and strife slangWife.
- wife
- wifekinA wife.
- wifelet
- wifelingA wife; a little wife.
- wifey informalOf, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
Opposite of old lady
nounAn elderly woman.
- old manAn elderly man.
Meaning of old lady
- noun An elderly woman.
- noun One's mother.
- noun One's girlfriend, wife or female significant other.
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