old woman

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old woman

noun old women

countable, literally, uncountable An elderly woman.
Similar: wife, old woman, babushka, bag, bat, beldame, biddy, bluehair, bubbe, carline, carlin, crone
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.
countable, informal, slang One's wife.
countable, informal, slang One's mother.
uncountable The plant sea wormwood.

Opposite: girl, old man

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noun

Opposite: girl, old man

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noun elderly woman

Español	vieja, anciana, viejita, viejecita, señora mayor
한국어	노파 nopa, 노부인 nobu'in, 할머니 halmeoni
日本語	お婆さん obāsan, ばばあ babā, 老婆 rōba
中文	老婦人 /老妇人 lǎofùrén, 老太太 lǎotàitai, 老大媽 /老大妈 lǎodàmā, 老太婆 lǎotàipó, 老婦 /老妇 lǎofù, 老嫗 /老妪 lǎoyù
हिन्दी	बुढ़िया buṛhiyā
Português	velha, idosa, anciã
Français	vieille, vieille dame, vieille femme
Deutsch	alte Frau, Alte, Greisin, Seniorin
Ελληνικά	γριά griá
Română	bătrână, babă
Русский	стару́ха starúxa, стару́шка starúška, ста́рица stárica, ба́бушка bábuška, ба́ба bába, ба́бка bábka
Tiếng Việt	bà lão, bà già
العربية	عَجُوز ʕajūz

noun person who is always complaining

Español	bruja
Português	velha, velho

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@misc{old_woman_2026,
  title = {old woman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20woman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}