- an informal term for
,mother 1 wife 1
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˌold ˈla•dy, n. [countable], pl. old ladies.
[Slang.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Sex and Genderone's mother.
- one's wife.
- one's girlfriend or female lover.
old′ la′dy, [Informal.]
- a mother, usually one's own.
- a wife.
- a girlfriend or female lover, esp. a female lover with whom one cohabits.
- 1775–85
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