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old lady

noun

Definition of old lady

as in mom

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 wife

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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as in girlfriend

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

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Noun

Kelley is a foster mom of two, a children’s book author and founder of the nonprofit Foster Footprints.

— Grey Battle, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Somedays her brain fog, headaches and blood pressure would be so bad, her mom needed to pick her up from school.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of mom

Noun

During their visit, the wife talked incessantly, sharing stories about their family members in great detail.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
Naturally, with three more Salt Lake City wives at the Alter Ego Party, Gizelle is ready to further investigate why Lisa is in a battle with her whole cast.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of wife

Noun

After all, their eventual conversation about kids with Samir’s girlfriend takes place while Issa is peacefully tied up in a chair.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Now, with the dust of the last few years settling, Munn is recentering her focus on what brings her happiness, such as going back to work, hanging out with her close girlfriends, date nights with her husband, and all things fashion.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of girlfriend

Noun

The returning season will see new faces, and the return of the couple’s mothers, Penny Baines and Sarah Wigley, plus Sophie’s sister Georgia Habboo, and Jamie’s best-friend, Oliver Proudlock.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
The central character Dafne, lives in a valley with her mother and Bror.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mother

Noun

Pattullo said that the abuse directed toward women athletes also differed qualitatively from what male athletes received.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
But now, all of a sudden I'm also made aware that this woman who paved the way for modern astronomy is just sitting right there, mere feet away from me across the tent.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of woman

Noun

The two girls were falsely listed as recruits for the university’s crew team, even though neither ever participated in the sport.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Even the Barbie doll, while often derided for promoting an unhealthy body image for developing children, offered girls a glimpse of a different future than as a wife and mother, Kimmel argues.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

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