old ladies

noun

Definition of old ladiesnext
plural of old lady
1
as in moms
a female human parent the story is that my old lady wanted to name me "Cecil," but the old man prevailed

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as in wives
the female partner in a marriage he jokingly commented that he'd love to buy a sports car, but his old lady would throw a fit

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3
as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion if he ever tried stepping out on her, his old lady would fill him with buckshot

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  1. moms
  2. wives
  3. girlfriends
  4. women
  5. girls
Noun
  • One study, though, done at a hospital in Canada, found that dads are just as good as moms at detecting fever with their hands.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In a soft pink hue that fits the V-Day theme, this eye mask will be a hit with travelers, new moms, and skin-care obsessives.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of moms
Noun
  • There are plenty of other places to choose your role models, from schools to firehouses to precincts to military branches, to parents, husbands, wives, children, spouses.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The parents and wives of the twin brothers, along with other relatives and family friends, attended Friday’s detention hearing.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of wives
Noun
  • Her sons are older now, 20 and 24, but not much has changed, other than the new dreidel stockings Lewis has added for each of their long-term girlfriends.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Cozy, festive, Kansas Chiefs supportively-hued and wintry WAG (the acronym for wives and girlfriends of sports players, for the uninitiated).
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of girlfriends
Noun
  • These powerful women, who started the series as teacher and student, must now work together to prevent the Dragon from turning to the Dark…no matter the cost.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Known for his work on such TV series as That '70s Show, Men at Work, and The Ranch, Masterson, 48, was arrested in 2020 and charged with raping three women in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of women
Noun
  • Cops are good, criminals are bad, boys are boys, girls are girls.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • With Lucy and Peppermint Patty, the strips gave the feminist movement a push by making little girls equal participants on the playing fields of life and sports.
    Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of girls
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