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old lady

NOUN
an old woman
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NOUN
a wife or female lover
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But if she, a towering scholar of Yiddish literature, assumes the pose of a little old lady, don’t be fooled.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

“Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those,” she said, referring to the documentary’s director, R.J.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2026

Read on: Want to be a rich old lady?

From MarketWatch Jan. 16, 2026

"Yes, I would love to go on a mission someday. When I'm an old lady, maybe I'll get a chance to go back in space."

From BBC Oct. 20, 2025

Emma felt the old lady behind her stiffen at the words “facial rec.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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