Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old woman

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables
old -wom-an
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elderly woman.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.

Countable; Derogatory; Informal

noun

One's wife.

Countable; Informal; Slang

noun

One's mother.

Countable; Informal; Slang

noun

The plant sea wormwood.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "Stop being such an old woman and get on with it."

Usage

Inflected Forms

old women (plural)

Phrases

old-womanish old lady old man

Frequently Paired Words

old lady old man elderly wife

Synonyms

wife old woman babushka bag bat beldame biddy bluehair bubbe carline carlin crone

Antonyms

girl old man

Questions

What does old woman mean?
An elderly woman.

How to pronounce old woman

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