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old woman


Definition: Meaning of, old woman in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əʊld ˈwʊmən /

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old woman old women
[countable] [British English] [old-fashioned] [informal]
  1. somebody's old woman someone's wife or mother
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  2. a man who pays too much attention to small, unimportant details
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old woman used in phrases

  • Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The
    1. a character in a NURSERY RHYME (= old song or poem for children), which starts:There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,/Who had so many children she didn't know what to do /...
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